二等兵曹 にとうへいそう Meanings Noun petty officer (IJN, RN); petty officer second class (USN) Kanji 二 two. Read as ニ. 等 equal. Read as トウ. 兵 soldier. Read as ヘイ. 曹 sergeant. Read as ソウ. Word lists Military Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists