"上等兵" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ːto̞ːhe̞ː] Forms: 上等兵 [canonical] (ruby: (じょう), (とう), (へい)), jōtōhei [romanization], zyautoufei [romanization], じゃうとうへい [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 上等 (“superior”) + 兵 (“servicemember”) Etymology templates: {{suf|ja|上等|兵|sort=しょうとうへい'|t1=superior|t2=servicemember}} 上等 (“superior”) + 兵 (“servicemember”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|じょうとうへい|hhira=じゃうとうへい}} 上(じょう)等(とう)兵(へい) • (jōtōhei) ^(←じゃうとうへい (zyautoufei)?)
  1. (military) a superior private (enlisted rank below sergeant and above private first class in the Imperial Japanese Army) Wikipedia link: ja:上等兵 Related terms: 上等兵曹 (jōtō heisō) (ruby: (じょう), (とう), (へい), (そう))
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Download raw JSONL data for 上等兵 meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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