二等兵

Chinese
two
 
class; rank; grade
class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on
 
soldiers; a force; an army
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
trad. (二等兵) 二 等 兵
simp. #(二等兵) 二 等 兵

Pronunciation

Noun

二等兵

  1. (military) private

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
二 等 兵
に
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: 3		 へい
Grade: 4
goon kan’on

Etymology

二等 (“second level”) +‎ 兵 (“servicemember”)

Pronunciation

Noun

二(に)等(とう)兵(へい) • (nitōhei) 

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

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

References
  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 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
二等兵

Noun

二等兵 • (ideungbyeong) (hangeul 이등병)

  1. Hanja form? of 이등병 (“(military) private”).
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