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What does the kanji 兵 mean?

兵 means soldier, military. On'yomi ヘイ、ヒョウ. Kun'yomi つわもの.

Quick facts
On'yomiヘイ、ヒョウ
Kun'yomiつわもの
Strokes7
Main radical八
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ヘイ、ヒョウKun'yomi つわもの
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

soldier, military

Memory hook

Two hands holding a weapon at the front line — SOLDIER, ARMY.

Main radical

八split apart 2 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

  • 兵隊へいたいsoldier, troops

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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