"二等兵" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɲ̟ito̞ːhe̞ː] Forms: 二等兵 [canonical] (ruby: (), (とう), (へい)), nitōhei [romanization]
Etymology: 二等 (“second level”) + 兵 (“servicemember”) Etymology templates: {{suf|ja|二等|兵|sort=にとうへい|t1=second level|t2=servicemember}} 二等 (“second level”) + 兵 (“servicemember”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|にとうへい}} 二(に)等(とう)兵(へい) • (nitōhei)
  1. (military) a private second class (enlisted rank below first-class private the Imperial Japanese Army) Wikipedia link: ja:二等兵 Related terms: 二等兵曹 (jōtō heisō) (ruby: (じょう), (とう), (へい), (そう))
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