士官

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Chinese

scholar; warrior; knight official; government; organ of body
simp. and trad.
(士官)

Pronunciation


Noun

士官

  1. (countable, military) non-commissioned officer (Classifier: m)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
かん
Grade: 4
kan’on

Etymology

(scholar) +‎ (official; mandarin; courtier)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(かん) (shikanしくわん (sikwan)?

  1. (military) a commissioned officer
    Coordinate terms: 下士官, 准士官
    Hyponyms: 尉官, 佐官, 将官
    1. (Kawanakajima shogi) A piece in Kawanakajima shōgi

Coordinate terms

Kawanakajima Shogi pieces (川中島将棋)
Pieces 将軍 近衛 士官 軍曹 騎兵 砲兵 歩兵
Abbr.*
*The abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN