少尉

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Chinese

young; few; little
young; few; little; lack
 
 milit. official; to quiet
trad. (少尉) 少 尉
simp. #(少尉) 少 尉

Pronunciation

Noun

少尉

  1. (military) second lieutenant
  2. (military) ensign

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少 尉
しょう
Grade: 2 		い
Grade: S
on'yomi
 少尉 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

少 (“younger; lesser; junior”) +‎ 尉. See 尉官 (ikan, “junior officer”) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

少(しょう)尉(い) • (shōi) ←せうゐ (seuwi)?

  1. (historical, government) the junior 判官 (jō, “third-in-command”) of the 兵衛府 (Hyōefu) or the 衛門府 (Emonfu)
  2. (military) a second lieutenant
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少佐, 少将, 大尉, 中尉 (“first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade”)
  3. (military) an ensign (military officer)
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少佐, 少将, 大尉, 中尉
  4. (military, of the Imperial Japanese Navy) a sub-lieutenant second class (equivalent to ensign)
    Hypernym: 尉官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 少佐, 少将, 大尉, 中尉

Korean

Hanja in this term
少尉

Noun

少尉 • (sowi) (hangeul 소위)

  1. hanja form? of 소위 (“second lieutenant”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
少尉

Noun

少尉

  1. chữ Hán form of thiếu úy (“second lieutenant”).
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