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JLPT N2 · 7 strokes

The kanji 兵 — “soldier”

兵 means soldier and is a JLPT N2 kanji. It has 7 strokes and uses the eight / to divide radical (八).

Stroke order · 7 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ヘイ、ヒョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): つわもの
Radical: 八 · eight / to divide
Strokes: 7

How to remember 兵

Two hands raising an axe — a soldier. 兵隊 (troops) — a kanji straight out of a history textbook.

Example words with 兵

On'yomi readings

兵隊へいたいsoldier, troops

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