# 兵 — soldier

兵 means “soldier”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ヘイ (hei), ヒョウ (hyou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: soldier
- On'yomi: ヘイ (hei), ヒョウ (hyou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Conflict & rivalry 2

## How to remember 兵

Parts: 丘 knoll · 八 eight; spreading legs

## Don't confuse it with

[浜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beach/) · [丘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/knoll/) · [具](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tool/) · [岳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peak/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 2” set

[武](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/martial/) · [負](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/be-defeated/) · [守](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/guard/) · [敗](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/defeat/) · [兵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/soldier/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/soldier/. Last updated 2026-11-01.