Vocabulary
What does 兵隊 (へいたい, heitai) mean?
兵隊 (へいたい, heitai) means soldiers, the military.
Quick facts| Reading | へいたい |
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| Romaji | heitai |
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| Part of speech | noun |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonheitai
soldiers, the military
- 1noun armed forces; military; troops
- 2noun (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier
- 3noun underling; ordinary employee; grunt
Example sentences
駅の前に兵隊が並んでいた。
Soldiers stood lined up in front of the station.
祖父は昔、兵隊だったそうだ。
I heard that my grandfather used to be a soldier back in the day.
