兵士(へいし)

へいし
noun
soldier
1. soldier
A person who serves in an army. A neutral, general term for military personnel, especially rank-and-file soldiers rather than officers.
兵士(へいし)たちが行進(こうしん)している。
The soldiers are marching.
多(おお)くの兵士(へいし)が戦場(せんじょう)で命(いのち)を落(お)とした。
Many soldiers lost their lives on the battlefield.
若(わか)い兵士(へいし)たちは厳(きび)しい訓練(くんれん)を受(う)けてから前線(ぜんせん)に送(おく)られた。
The young soldiers were sent to the front lines after undergoing harsh training.

A standard, neutral term for soldiers. Used in both historical and modern military contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 兵士(へいし)を派遣(はけん)する (dispatch soldiers)
  • 兵士(へいし)の訓練(くんれん) (soldier training)
  • 負傷(ふしょう)した兵士(へいし) (wounded soldier)

DISTINCTIONS:

  • 兵士(へいし): soldier (neutral, general — both historical and modern)
  • 軍人(ぐんじん): military person (includes officers, broader than 兵士(へいし))
  • 兵隊(へいたい): soldier (slightly more colloquial, can feel old-fashioned)
  • 武士(ぶし): warrior (specifically Japanese samurai/warrior class)
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