兵 = 丘 + 八

兵 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “soldier”. It is built from 丘 (hill) and 八 (eight). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1429. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: soldier
RTK frame: 1429
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ヘイ, ヒョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): つわもの
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: солдат
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 兵 soldier

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 兵

How to find 兵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hill” + “eight”. 兵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 兵 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.