中佐

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
中 佐
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		さ
Grade: 4
on’yomi
 中佐 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

中 (“mid-”) +‎ 佐 (“to assist; assistant”), perhaps modeled after 中将 (chūjō, “senior deputy of the 近衛府 (Konoefu, “Bodyguard”); lieutenant general; vice admiral”). See 佐官 (sakan, “field officer”) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

中(ちゅう)佐(さ) • (chūsa) 

  1. (military) a lieutenant colonel
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少佐, 大佐, 中将, 中尉
  2. (military) a commander (naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少佐, 大佐, 中将, 中尉
  3. (military) a wing commander
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少佐, 大佐, 中将, 中尉

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
中佐

Noun

中佐

  1. chữ Hán form of trung tá (“lieutenant colonel; commander”).
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