- ippeisotsu private, foot soldier, infantryman; underling, low level worker, minor player
Used in formal or literary contexts to describe a low-ranking soldier or a minor participant; often metaphorical, not everyday speech.
彼は会社で一兵卒に過ぎない。
Kare wa kaisha de ippeisotsu ni suginai.
He is nothing more than a foot soldier in the company.
一兵卒として戦場に赴いた。
Ippeisotsu to shite senjou ni omomuita.
He went to the battlefield as a private.
⚖️ Commonly confused with '兵隊' (heishi), but '一兵卒' emphasizes insignificance or being a mere underling.
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