Word Meaning 兵衛

ひょうえ hyoue

兵衛 is read as ひょうえ (hyoue) and means middle palace guard (ritsuryō system).

Meaning

English

middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)

Reading

Kana

ひょうえ

Romaji

hyoue

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 41595 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

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名なしの権兵衛

ななしのごんべえ

John Doe

権兵衛

ごんべい

country bumpkin

半兵衛

はんべえ

feigned ignorance

知らぬ顔の半兵衛

しらぬかおのはんべえ

feigned ignorance

助兵衛

すけべえ

lewdness

むっつり助兵衛

むっつりすけべえ

lecher with a quiet exterior

どん兵衛

どんべえ

Donbei (Nissin cup noodles)

お初徳兵衛

おはつとくべえ

Ohatsu and Tokubei (lovers who committed suicide together in 1703)

飲兵衛

のんべえ

heavy drinker

弥次郎兵衛

やじろべえ

balancing toy

甚兵衛

じんべえ

light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket

衛兵

えいへい

guard

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