7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

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

Kun'yomi
  • soldier ②person of courage
On'yomi
  • (common) soldier ②army ③warfare
  • ヒョ
    pawn
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ヘイ 93.5%
ヒョウ 6.1%
0.4%
つわもの 0.0%

Character Breakdown

soldier, private, troops
ヘイ ヒョウ へ (4th, N2)
hill, knoll
おか キュウ たかし (7th, N1)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

(common) soldier ②army ③warfare
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
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References

Unicode hex code 5175
JIS X 0208 1-42-28
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 201
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 374
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2551
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3158
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1621
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2207
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1429
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 447
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 499
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 396
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1462
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 578
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 784
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 798
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 712
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 343
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 606
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 489
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 243
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 994
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 155
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1343
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o5.6
Four corner code 7280.1
De Roo Code 2661