“Mercenary” in Japanese
Short answer
Mercenary in Japanese is “傭兵” (youhei). Full meaning: mercenary (soldier).
Other ways to say “Mercenary” in Japanese
算盤ずく
sorobanzuku mercenary, calculative, greedy, commercial-minded, venal
現金
genkin cash, ready money, money on hand, currency; mercenary, self-interested, calculating
打算的
dasanteki calculating, mercenary, selfish, self-interested
勘定高い
kanjoudakai calculating, mercenary, closefisted
げんきん
genkin cash, ready money, money on hand, currency; mercenary, self-interested, calculating
ゲンキン
genkin cash, ready money, money on hand, currency; mercenary, self-interested, calculating
世知辛い
sechigarai tough (world), hard (times), cold; stingy, miserly, mercenary, calculating, scheming
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