How to say 'Soldier' in Japanese | 兵隊

Wondering how to say 'Soldier' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Soldier is 'Heitai', written as 兵隊 in Japanese.'Soldier' in hiragana is へいたい.

word

兵隊

Meaning

Soldier

Reading

へいたい

heitai

Kanji

兵Soldier 隊Squad

Explanation

The Japanese noun '兵隊 (へいたい)' refers to a 'soldier'. It is commonly used to describe a member of the military, particularly in the context of ground forces. The term can be used in both historical and modern contexts, but it often carries a slightly informal or colloquial tone compared to more formal terms like '軍人 (ぐんじん)'. Example sentences: The soldiers marched through the town「兵隊が町を行進した」(へいたいがまちをこうしんした). He became a soldier「彼は兵隊になった」(かれはへいたいになった).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

N1

Kanji Grade

4

Frequency

7247

Composition

kanji

Handwriting