一等兵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	等	兵
いち > いっ Grade: 1	とう Grade: 3	へい Grade: 4
goon		kan’on

Etymology

一等 (“first level”) +‎ 兵 (“servicemember”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

一(いっ)等(とう)兵(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

See also

• 一(じょう)等(とう)兵(へい)曹(そう) (jōtō heisō)