軍兵|ぐんぴょうgunpyou

1. nounarmed forces; battle troops

• Synonym兵隊へいたいNeutralNeutral, everyday word for an organized body of soldiers or for rank-and-file soldiers; common in speech, while 「軍兵」 is a written, archaic term for combat troops.
• Synonym兵員へいいんWrittenWritten-style term for military personnel or troop numbers, as in 「兵員輸送」; 「軍兵」 points to the soldiers themselves.
• Synonym軍勢ぐんぜいWrittenWritten word for the strength or size of a military force, as in 「大軍勢」; 「軍兵」 refers to the fighting soldiers themselves.
• Synonym部隊ぶたいNeutralAn organizational unit of the military or a group carrying out a mission; 「軍兵」 denotes the soldiers themselves.
• Synonym軍隊ぐんたいNeutralThe armed forces as a whole, fitting any era, as in 「軍隊に入る」; 「軍兵」 is written and archaic, found mostly in historical narratives.
• Synonym軍ぐんNeutralSame word as 「戦」 above, read 「いくさ」; it stresses the fighting itself, while 「軍兵」 means the people taking part in battle.
• Synonym兵馬へいばWrittenWritten term for soldiers and horses, armaments or warfare, as in 「兵馬の権」; 「軍兵」 centers on the soldiers.
• Related兵へいNeutralRead 「いくさ」, it mainly means war or combat, as in 「戦に出る」, and only secondarily troops; 「軍兵」 means the soldiers who fight.
• Antonym民たみWrittenWritten word for the people or civilian populace; it stands opposite 「軍兵」 in the military-versus-civilian contrast.

「軍兵」 is a written, archaic term for soldiers in battle, seen mostly in historical narratives. For soldiers or armies in general use 「兵隊」 or 「軍隊」; for personnel numbers or force size use 「兵員」 or 「軍勢」; 「部隊」 is a unit; 「戦」/「軍」 (いくさ) is the fighting itself; 「民」 is the civilian opposite.

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1. 戦闘せんとうに従事じゅうじする兵士へいし、または軍隊ぐんたいの兵員へいいん。