上等兵 じょうとうへい Meanings Noun private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy) Kanji 上 up. Read as ジョウ. 等 equal. Read as トウ. 兵 soldier. Read as ヘイ. Words containing 上等兵 上等兵曹 (じょうとうへいそう) chief petty officer Word lists Military Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists