JLPT N1
歩兵
It’s a foot soldier in an army or the pawn piece in Japanese chess (shogi).
Readings
Other forms
歩 (ふ) (common name for the shogi piece)
1 Noun
Infantry / Foot Soldier
A soldier who fights on foot; the branch of an army composed of these soldiers.
Example
彼 は 歩兵 として 戦争 に 参加し た 。
He participated in the war as an infantryman.
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2 Noun
Pawn (in Shogi)
The most basic and numerous piece in shogi (Japanese chess), equivalent to the pawn in Western chess.
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