Quick answer
兵 is the kanji for "Soldier". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is つわもの (tsuwamono). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Soldier
Also : Troops · Army · Private · Warfare · Tactics
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 兵 represents 'SOLDIER'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of soldier.
On-reading: へい — remember this sound by associating it with soldier. Kun-reading: つわもの.
Example Sentences
歴史の授業で兵隊の話を学びました。
れきしのじゅぎょうでへいたいのはなしをまなびました。
I learned about soldiers in history class.
兵庫県には美しい自然があります。
ひょうごけんにはうつくしいしぜんがあります。
Hyogo Prefecture has beautiful nature.
Vocabulary using 兵
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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