中尉

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Chinese

middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
 milit. official; to quiet
trad. (中尉) 中 尉
simp. #(中尉) 中 尉

Pronunciation

Noun

中尉

  1. (military) first lieutenant

Japanese

 中尉 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
中 尉
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		い
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

中 (“mid-”) +‎ 尉, likely modeled after 中将 (chūjō, “lieutenant general”). See 尉官 (ikan, “junior officer”) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

中(ちゅう)尉(い) • (chūi) ←ちゆうゐ (tyuuwi)?

  1. (military) a first lieutenant
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大尉 (“army captain; naval lieutenant”), 中佐, 中将
  2. (military) a lieutenant junior grade
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉 (“second lieutenant; ensign”), 大尉 (“army captain; naval lieutenant”), 中佐, 中将
  3. (military) a sub-lieutenant
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大尉, 中佐, 中将
  4. (military) a flying officer
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大尉, 中佐, 中将
  5. (military, of the Imperial Japanese Navy) a sub-lieutenant first class (equivalent to sub-lieutenant or lieutenant junior grade)
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少尉, 大尉, 中佐, 中将

Korean

Hanja in this term
中尉

Noun

中尉 • (jung'wi) (hangeul 중위)

  1. hanja form? of 중위 (“first lieutenant”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
中尉

Noun

中尉

  1. chữ Hán form of trung uý (“first lieutenant”).
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