空曹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
空	曹
くう Grade: 1	そう Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くうそー [kùúsóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝːso̞ː]

Noun

空(くう)曹(そう) • (kūsō) ^{←くうさう (kuusau)?}

1. (military, of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force) a non-commissioned officer

   空(くう)曹(そう)長(ちょう)

   kūsōchō

   a senior master sergeant

   １(いっ)等(とう)空(くう)曹(そう)

   ittō kūsō

   a master sergeant

   ２(に)等(とう)空(くう)曹(そう)

   nitō kūsō

   a technical sergeant

   ３(さん)等(とう)空(くう)曹(そう)

   santō kūsō

   a staff sergeant

See also

• 下(か)士(し)官(かん) (kashikan)
• 准(じゅん)空(くう)尉(い) (junkūi)
• 空(くう)士(し) (kūshi)
• 陸(りく)曹(そう) (rikusō)
• 海(かい)曹(そう) (kaisō)