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Japanese
Etymology
少 (“younger; lesser; junior”) + 佐 (“assistant”), likely modeled after 少将 (shōshō, “major general”). See 佐官 (sakan, “field officer”) for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
少佐 • (shōsa) ←せうさ (seusa)?
- (military) a major
- Hypernym: 佐官
- Coordinate terms: 少尉, 少将, 大佐, 中佐
- (military) a lieutenant commander
- Hypernym: 佐官
- Coordinate terms: 少尉, 少将, 大佐, 中佐
Korean
Noun
少佐 • (sojwa) (hangeul 소좌)
- Hanja form? of 소좌 (“major; lieutenant commander”).
Vietnamese
Noun
少佐
- chữ Hán form of thiếu tá (“major”).
