Meaning

Primary

Military Personnel

Alternative

Military Strength

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A soldier member (or a member of the soldiers) is a person that is of the military personnel. It also shows the amount of military strength an army has. The more soldier members, the more military strength and military personnel it has!

Reading

へいいん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

兵員たちはみんな、かぜにかかって鼻がつまっている。

All of the military personnel have colds and stuffy noses.

兵員がにげ出さないよう、ドアには外側からかぎがかけられていた。

The door was locked from the outside so that the military personnel wouldn't run away.

トーフグ軍の改革のため、コウイチは兵員の数を削減をしなくてはならなかった。

As a result of the Tofugu army reform, Koichi had to reduce the amount of military strength they had.

Kanji Composition