将官

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 将官 – see 將官 (“general”). (This term is the simplified form of 將官).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
将	官
しょう Grade: 6	かん Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative spelling
將官 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

将 (“general; commander”) +‎ 官 (“official; mandarin; courtier”). 将 likely comes from the old kanji spellings used in titles in the military or guard under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, particularly the imperial guard known as the 近衛府 (Konoefu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーかん [shòókáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

• • Homophones: 小官, 小寒, 小感, 少閑, 小閑, 召喚, 召還, 招喚, 昇官, 荘官, 庄官, 哨艦, 峭寒, 消閑, 商館, 娼館, 掌管, 傷寒, 照鑑, 賞鑑, 霄漢, 償還, 檣竿

Noun

将(しょう)官(かん) • (shōkan) ^{←しやうくわん (syaukwan)?}

1. (military) a general officer

   Hypernym: 士官

   Hyponyms: 海将, 海将補, 空将, 空将補, 准将, 少将, 大将, 代将, 中将, 陸将, 陸将補

   Coordinate terms: 尉官, 佐官