This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヘイ、ヒョウ、つわもの
Romaji: hei, hyō, tsuwamono
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: he
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Meanings

soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  522
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-5-2
Korean Reading:  byeong
Chinese Reading:  bing1
Unicode:  5175
JIS:  4A3C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2551
Nelson Index: 201
New Nelson Index: 374
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o5.6
Four Corner Index: 7280.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 578
Gakken Index: 447
Japanese Names Index: 499
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1462
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0085
Remembering the kanji Index: 1331
Kanji Way Index: 243
Kanji Flashcards Index: 343
Kodansha Compact Index: 155
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 606
Kanji in Context Index: 994
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1621
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2207
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1343
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1429
Essential Kanji Index: 396
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3158
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2661
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 712
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 489

Words

(へい)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(つわもの)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
歩兵 (ふひょう)
pawn
兵士 (へいし)
soldier
海兵 (かいへい)
sailor; marine
(いくさ)
war; battle; campaign; fight; troops; forces
兵器 (へいき)
arms; weapons; ordnance
歩兵 (ほへい)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
騎兵 (きへい)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
砲兵 (ほうへい)
artillery; gunner
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