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兵隊

へいたい

noun

Meanings

1soldier
2armed forces
3military
4troops
5(common) soldier
6rank-and-file soldier
7underling
8ordinary employee

Example sentence

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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Kanji in this word

兵Soldier, Private, Troops7 strokes 隊Regiment, Party, Company12 strokes

More words with 兵

核兵器かくへいき · nuclear weapon 兵器へいき · armsN1 兵士へいし · soldierN1 兵へい · (common) soldier 徴兵ちょうへい · conscription 化学兵器

Full entry on Jisho

かがくへいき · chemical weapon

派兵はへい · dispatch of troops

兵役へいえき · military service

More words with 隊

自衛隊じえいたい · Japan Self-Defense Forces 部隊ぶたい · force 軍隊ぐんたい · armyN3 隊員たいいん · troops 機動隊きどうたい · riot police 艦隊かんたい · (naval) fleet 隊長たいちょう · commanding officer 陸上自衛隊りくじょうじえいたい · Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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