水兵

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Chinese

water; river
 
soldiers; a force; an army
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
simp. and trad.
(水兵) 		水 兵

Pronunciation

Noun

水兵

  1. sailor; seaman; marine; navy service personnel

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 兵
すい
Grade: 1 		へい
Grade: 4
kan’on
 水兵 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

水 (“aqua-; hydro-”) +‎ 兵 (“servicemember”)

Pronunciation

Noun

水(すい)兵(へい) • (suihei) 

  1. (military) a sailor
    Coordinate terms: 海士, 海兵, 兵
    上(じょう)等(とう)水(すい)兵(へい)
    jōtō suihei
    a leading seaman
    一(いっ)等(とう)水(すい)兵(へい)
    ittō suihei
    a seaman first class
    二(に)等(とう)水(すい)兵(へい)
    nitō suihei
    a seaman second class

References

  1. ^ 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
水兵

Noun

水兵 • (subyeong) (hangeul 수병)

  1. Hanja form? of 수병 (“sailor”).
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