JLPT N2 · Noun

兵隊 (heitai)

兵隊 (へいたい, heitai) is a Japanese noun meaning “armed forces; military”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: へいたい
Romaji: heitai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

armed forces; military; troops · noun
(common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier · noun
underling; ordinary employee; grunt · noun · colloquial

Example sentences

その市はやがて兵隊によって占領された。

The city was soon occupied by the soldiers.

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

Kanji in 兵隊

兵

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

隊

regiment, party, companyタイ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 兵隊.

兵器へいきarms兵士へいしsoldier軍隊ぐんたいarmed forces隊たいparty

Source: JMdict entry 1506590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.