JLPT N1 · Noun

兵士 (heishi)

兵士 (へいし, heishi) is a Japanese noun meaning “soldier”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: へいし
Romaji: heishi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

soldier · noun

Example sentences

兵士たちは足踏みをしていた。

The soldiers were marking time.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 兵士

soldier, private, troopsヘイ・ヒョウ・つわもの · 7 strokes

gentleman, scholar, samuraiシ・さむらい · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 兵士.

兵隊へいたいarmed forces兵器へいきarms博士はかせexpert同士どうしfellow武士ぶしsamurai学士がくしuniversity graduate紳士しんしgentleman修士しゅうしmaster's (degree)

Source: JMdict entry 1506420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.