兵 Kanji – soldier
The Japanese kanji 兵 can mean soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics.
Meaning and Readings
How is 兵 read?
兵 has the onyomi readings ヘイ, ヒョウ and the kunyomi reading つわもの.
In romaji, these readings can be written as hei, hyou, tsuwamono.
Common Japanese Words Using 兵
These common Japanese words contain 兵. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 化学兵器（かがくへいき） — chemical weapon
- 海兵隊（かいへいたい） — Marine Corps, Royal Marines
- 核兵器（かくへいき） — nuclear weapon
- 騎兵（きへい） — cavalry, cavalryman, trooper
- 工兵（こうへい） — combat engineer, military engineer, combat engineering, military engineering
- 徴兵（ちょうへい） — conscription, (military) draft, (compulsory) enlistment
- 撤兵（てっぺい） — withdrawal of troops
- 伏兵（ふくへい） — ambush, troops in ambush
- 兵員（へいいん） — military strength, military personnel
- 兵器（へいき） — arms, weapon, ordnance