軍人|ぐんじんgunjin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounserviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
   安逸あんいつの生活せいかつが軍人ぐんじん精神せいしんをだめにした。↗

   Easy living corrupted the warrior spirit.

• Synonym兵へいNeutralSoldiers or troops, also the art of war; mostly in compounds like 「歩兵」「兵力」. 「軍人」 covers anyone on the military rolls, officers included.
• Synonym兵員へいいんWrittenWritten style: military personnel as a headcount or strength figure, common in statistics and reporting. 「軍人」 is an individual's status, not a number.
• Synonym兵隊へいたいNeutralColloquial: the military or rank-and-file soldiers; also figuratively an underling who just takes orders. 「軍人」 includes officers and sounds more formal.
• Synonym軍卒ぐんそつWrittenAn old written word for common soldiers, seen mostly in historical documents; today say 「軍人」 for someone's military status.
• Synonym軍士ぐんしWrittenWritten word for soldiers in the ranks, little used today. In daily speech, 「軍人」 for a member of the forces, 「兵士」 for a soldier.
• Synonym武弁ぶべんWrittenArchaic: warriors or military officers, as opposed to civil officials; carries an old-time flavor and is rare today — use 「軍人」 instead.
• Synonym兵卒へいそつWrittenWritten: the lowest-ranking soldiers, such as privates, with a nuance of lowly status. 「軍人」 covers all ranks, officers included.
• Synonym士卒しそつWrittenBookish and old-fashioned: originally officers and men, later troops generally. Found in historical narratives; modern usage prefers 「軍人」 or 「兵士」.
• SynonymソルジャーNeutralA loanword heard mostly in games, films, and figurative talk. For someone actually serving, everyday Japanese still says 「軍人」 or 「兵士」.
• Related戦士せんしNeutralHighlights the fighter on the battlefield; also figurative for someone battling for a belief, as in 「企業戦士」. 「軍人」 is a job or professional status.
• RelatedつわものNeutralSoldiers or troops, also the art of war; mostly in compounds like 「歩兵」「兵力」. 「軍人」 covers anyone on the military rolls, officers included.
• Related卒そつWrittenOnce meant a low-ranking soldier, but now mostly shorthand for 「卒業」; the soldier sense is rare on its own. 「軍人」 broadly covers military personnel.
• Antonym民間人みんかんじんNeutralThe antonym: a civilian, i.e. anyone not serving in the armed forces. Often paired with 「軍人」, as in casualties among service members and civilians.

Use 「軍人」 for anyone on the military rolls, officers included. In casual speech 「兵隊」 is common; 「戦士」 stresses the fighter, literal or figurative; 「兵卒」 the lowest ranks. 「兵員」 counts personnel, 「兵」 lives in compounds like 「歩兵」, and 「民間人」 is the civilian opposite. The rest are dated written terms or the loanword 「ソルジャー」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. いくさびと。武力ぶりょくをもって戦たたかう人ひと。
2. 軍籍ぐんせきにある人ひと。兵隊へいたい。