ヘイ, ヒョウ, つわもの, へ

soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

JLPT2 G4 S7 F522

The relevant seal inscription form is # ax + pair of hands → spread the hands over the long handle of an ax-like weapon (compare ) → (armed) *soldier* → *army*; *weapon*.

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