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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 1

兵 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

soldier; troops

On: ヘイhei ヒョウhyou
Kun: つわものtsuwamono いくさikusa

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

兵7 strokes

How to write 兵: stroke order

兵 has 7 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

兵 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 兵 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 兵

The parts 兵 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

丘
hill
八
eight
Radical

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 1

軍 army; militaryOnグン、クンKunいくさ、つわもの兵 soldier; troopsOnヘイ、ヒョウKunつわもの、いくさ島 islandOnトウKunしま村 villageOnソンKunむら門 gate; specialized fieldOnモン、ボンKunかど、と、いえ戸 door; householdOnコKunと、へ武 military; martialOnブ、ムKunたけ、たけし、もののふ城 castleOnジョウ、セイKunしろ、き総 overall; totalOnソウKunふさ、すべて、すべる団 group; round massOnダン、トン、タンKunかたまり、まるい