大佐
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 佐 |
たい Grade: 1 |
さ Grade: 4 |
kan’on |
Etymology edit
大 (“grand”) + 佐 (“assistant”), likely modeled after 大将 (taishō, “general”). See 佐官 (sakan, “field officer”) for more. Compare North Korean 대좌 (daejwa) and Vietnamese đại tá (“senior colonel/captain”), North Korean 상좌 (sangjwa) and Vietnamese thượng tá (“army colonel; naval captain”), South Korean 대령 (daeryeong, “army colonel; naval captain”), and mainland Mandarin 大校 (dàxiào, “senior colonel/captain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (military) a colonel
- (military) a captain (naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral)
- (military) a group captain
Usage notes edit
Originally used for ranks in the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces. Now only used for ranks in other countries.
See also edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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大 | 佐 |
Noun edit
大佐