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兵士

へいし

soldier

Mnemonic

The one carrying the axe and serving rather than choosing. Three of them hurt in the bombing, and the rest bedded down in a hay へい shed し: へいし.

Built from

soldier
An axe held up in both hands. The one carrying it rather than the weapon being carried.
retainer, samurai
A figure stood upright with something laid across the shoulders. The one who serves, and later the samurai.

Words sharing these kanji

of the same kind, each other, fellow

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