Infantry - Hohei

Japanese: 歩兵 - ほへい

〘Noun〙① Soldiers who fight on foot. Foot soldiers (zohyo) . Foot soldiers (ashigaru) . ※Shomonki (from around 940): "First, gather the infantry and have them engage in a general battle." [Rokuto-Into, Senpo]② In the Edo Shogunate's system, soldiers who organized the infantry. They received 150 koku of rice bales and a stipend of 10 people. ※Kaichu Benyo (1858): Under the cloth uniform, the general order (Kojikien, official ranks 77): "Infantry: 150 koku of rice bales and a stipend of 10 people."③ In the military system of the former Japanese Army, a type of soldier who engaged in firefights and hand-to-hand combat using rifles, machine guns, infantry cannons, etc. ※Tokyo Akebono Shimbun - August 24, 1878 (Meiji 11), extra edition "Another move by the mob approaches the gate of the Imperial Guard infantry." ④ Refers to the pawn in shogi . ※Samukawa Nyudo's writings (around 1613) Graffiti and slander "If you try to approach the king without fighting, even a pawn would be worth it."

Fu-hyō ‥hyau [Infantry]

〘Noun〙 (also "buhyo") ① Hohei. ※Mongol Invasion Picture Scroll (c. 1293) Part 2 "The one who is removed from the battlefield is called Fuhyau (foot soldier) ." ② In shogi, it means "pawn." ※Samukawa Nyudo's Writings (c. 1613) A letter from a complaining illiterate man "When I think of how much money I can get, I send out foot soldiers."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 徒歩で戦う兵。雑兵(ぞうひょう)。足軽(あしがる)。※将門記（940頃か）「先づ歩兵を寄せて略ぼ合戦せしめ」〔六韜‐犬韜・戦歩〕② 江戸幕府の職制で、歩兵隊を組織する兵士。一五〇俵高、役扶持一〇人扶持であった。※懐中便要（1858）布衣以下大概順（古事類苑・官位七七）「歩兵、百五十俵高、御役扶持十人扶持」③ 旧日本陸軍の兵制で、小銃・機関銃・歩兵砲などをもって火戦および白兵戦を行なう兵種。※東京曙新聞‐明治一一年（1878）八月二四日・号外「又た暴徒の一手は近衛歩兵の営門に迫りて」④ 将棋の駒の歩(ふ)をいう。※寒川入道筆記（1613頃）落書附誹諧之事「くらひなくて王に近付ためしには歩兵もなれは金とこそいへ」