歩兵(ほへい)

ほへい
noun
infantry, foot soldier
1. infantry, foot soldier
Soldiers who fight on foot, as opposed to cavalry or other mounted troops. Also refers to the infantry branch of a military force.
歩兵(ほへい)部隊(ぶたい)が前進(ぜんしん)した。
The infantry unit advanced.
戦場(せんじょう)では歩兵(ほへい)が最(もっと)も多(おお)くの犠牲(ぎせい)を出(だ)した。
On the battlefield, the infantry suffered the most casualties.
近代(きんだい)の戦争(せんそう)では、歩兵(ほへい)の役割(やくわり)は大(おお)きく変化(へんか)した。
In modern warfare, the role of infantry has changed significantly.

USAGE:
Used in military and historical contexts. In Japanese chess (将棋(しょうぎ)), 歩兵(ふひょう) — note the different reading — refers to the pawn piece, commonly abbreviated to 歩(ふ).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 歩兵(ほへい)部隊(ぶたい): infantry unit
  • 歩兵(ほへい)連隊(れんたい): infantry regiment
  • 歩兵(ほへい)師団(しだん): infantry division
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