歩兵

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
へい
Grade: 4
kan'on
Alternative spelling
步兵 (kyūjitai)

From an earlier borrowing of Middle Chinese 步兵 (MC buH pjaeng).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(へい) (hohei

  1. an infantryman, foot soldier, footman
    Synonym: 雑兵 (zōhyō, zappyō)
  2. (historical) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  3. (shogi, archaic or colloquial) Synonym of (fu) or (ho): a foot soldier (piece that can move one space forward), erroneously called in most literature as the equivalent of the “pawn” in Western chess
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ひょう
Grade: 4
kan'yōon goon
Alternative spelling
步兵 (kyūjitai)

/ɸu ɸʲau//ɸuçau//ɸuçɔː//ɸuçoː/

From a much-later or orthographic borrowing from Chinese 步兵 (bùbīng).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ひょう) (fuhyōふひやう (fufyau)?

  1. (shogi) Synonym of (fu): a foot soldier (piece that can move one space forward), erroneously called in most literature as the equivalent of the “pawn” in Western chess
    Synonym: (hyō)
    Hypernym: 小駒 (kogoma)
  2. Same as ほへい (hohei) above
See also
Shogi pieces (将棋)
Unpromoted
(生駒)
name 王将
玉将
金将 銀将 桂馬 香車 飛車 角行 歩兵
abbr.
Promoted
(成駒)
name - - 成銀 成桂 成香 竜王 竜馬 と金, 成歩
abbr. - - * * * ,
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.
Kawanakajima Shogi pieces (川中島将棋)
Pieces 将軍 近衛 士官 軍曹 騎兵 砲兵 歩兵
Abbr.*
*The abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
かち
Grade: 2
いくさ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
步兵 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 歩兵 – see the following entry: 徒歩軍

(The following entry is uncreated: 徒歩軍.)

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN