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milit. official; to quiet
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official; government; organ of body
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Pronunciation
Noun
尉官
- junior officer (above the rank of warrant officer and below that of major)
Japanese
Etymology
尉 + 官 (“official; mandarin; courtier”). 尉 is a rather non-specific Chinese word, used of government positions as low as "warden" and as high as "marshal" (see 廷尉 (tíngwèi), 縣尉 / 县尉 (xiànwèi), 太尉 (tàiwèi), 都尉 (dūwèi), 校尉 (jiàowèi)). In Japan, however, 尉 likely comes from the old kanji spellings used in titles in the military or guard under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, particularly the third-in-command of the 兵衛府 (Hyōefu) or the 衛門府 (Emonfu), although it was read as じょう (jō) instead, and it was merely a specialized spelling of 判官 (jō).
Pronunciation
Noun
尉官 • (ikan) ←ゐくわん (wikwan)?
- (military) a junior officer
- Hypernym: 士官
- Hyponyms: 海尉, 空尉, 准尉, 少尉, 大尉, 中尉, 陸尉
- Coordinate terms: 佐官, 将官
Korean
Noun
尉官 • (wigwan) (hangeul 위관)
- hanja form? of 위관 (“junior officer”)
