中尉
Chinese edit
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
milit. official; to quiet | ||
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trad. (中尉) | 中 | 尉 | |
simp. #(中尉) | 中 | 尉 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
中尉
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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中 | 尉 |
ちゅう Grade: 1 |
い Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
中 (“mid-”) + 尉, likely modeled after 中将 (chūjō, “lieutenant general”). See 尉官 (ikan, “junior officer”) for more.
Pronunciation edit
- Homophones: 中位, 注意, 誅夷
Noun edit
- (military) a first lieutenant
- (military) a lieutenant junior grade
- (military) a sub-lieutenant
- (military) a flying officer
- (military, of the Imperial Japanese Navy) a sub-lieutenant first class (equivalent to sub-lieutenant or lieutenant junior grade)
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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中 | 尉 |
Noun edit
- Hanja form? of 중위 (“first lieutenant”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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中 | 尉 |
Noun edit
中尉
- chữ Hán form of trung uý (“first lieutenant”).