Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
じゅん
Grade: S

Grade: 5
かん
Grade: 4
kan’yōon kan’on
 准士官 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

(quasi-) +‎ 士官 (commissioned officer)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) じゅ [jùńshíkáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨ̃ᵝɰ̃ɕi̥kã̠ɴ]
  • (Tokyo) じゅんしかん [jùńshíꜜkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨ̃ᵝɰ̃ɕikã̠ɴ]

Noun edit

(じゅん)()(かん) (junshikanじゆんしくわん (zyunsikwan)?

  1. (military, as a category of ranks) a warrant officer
    Hyponyms: 准尉, 准海尉, 准空尉, 准陸尉, 兵曹長
    Coordinate terms: 下士官, 士官