二等兵

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Chinese

two
 
class; rank; grade
class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on
 
soldiers; a force; an army
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
trad. (二等兵)
simp. #(二等兵)

Pronunciation


Noun

二等兵

  1. (military) private

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 3
へい
Grade: 4
goon kan’on
 二等兵 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

二等 (second level) +‎ (servicemember)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(とう)(へい) (nitōhei

  1. (military) a private second class (enlisted rank below first-class private the Imperial Japanese Army)
    Coordinate terms: 二等水兵, 一等兵, 上等兵

See also

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

二等兵 (ideungbyeong) (hangeul 이등병)

  1. Hanja form? of 이등병 ((military) private).