一等兵

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 3
へい
Grade: 4
goon kan’on
 一等兵 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

一等 (first level) +‎ (servicemember)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) っとーへー [ìttóꜜòhèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [it̚to̞ːhe̞ː]

Noun[edit]

(いっ)(とう)(へい) (ittōhei

  1. (military) a private first class (enlisted rank below superior private and above second-class private in the Imperial Japanese Army)
    Coordinate terms: 一等水兵, 上等兵, 二等兵

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