一等兵

Japanese
Kanji in this term
一 等 兵
いち > いっ
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: 3		 へい
Grade: 4
goon kan’on

Etymology

一等 (“first level”) +‎ 兵 (“servicemember”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いっと​ーへー [ìttóꜜòhèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [it̚to̞ːhe̞ː]

Noun

一(いっ)等(とう)兵(へい) • (ittōhei) 

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

See also
  • 一(じょう)等(とう)兵(へい)曹(そう) (jōtō heisō)
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