“Rank and file” in Japanese
Short answer
Rank and file in Japanese is “卒伍” (sotsugo). Full meaning: rank and file, the ranks.
Other ways to say “Rank and file” in Japanese
兵
tsuwamono (common) soldier, rank and file; army, troops; warfare, strategy
末輩
mappai underling, rank and file
雑兵
zouhyou common soldier, private, rank and file; small fry, underling
陣笠連
jingasaren common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
兵卒
heisotsu private (soldier), (common) soldier, ranks, rank and file
つわもの
tsuwamono (common) soldier, rank and file; army, troops; warfare, strategy
ツワモノ
tsuwamono (common) soldier, rank and file; army, troops; warfare, strategy
草の根
kusanone roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party), rank and file
平
hira something broad and flat; common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file; plain, plateau, tableland
平ら
taira something broad and flat; common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file; plain, plateau, tableland
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