上等兵

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Chinese

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highest quality; top-notch
soldiers; a force; an army
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
 
trad. (上等兵) 上等
simp. #(上等兵) 上等

Pronunciation

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Noun

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上等兵

  1. private first class

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 3
へい
Grade: 4
goon kan'on
 上等兵 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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上等 (superior) +‎ (servicemember)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) じょーとーへー [jòótóꜜòhèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːto̞ːhe̞ː]

Noun

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(じょう)(とう)(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)
    Coordinate terms: 一等兵, 上等水兵, 二等兵

See also

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