上士

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Chinese

up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad.
(上士)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

上士

  1. (military) staff sergeant (of an army); chief petty officer (of a navy); first sergeant (of an air force)

Pronunciation 2


Verb

上士

  1. (xiangqi) to move an adviser () forward diagonally
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Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

/zyausi/ → /zyoːsi/.

Pronunciation

Noun

(じょう)() (jōshiじゃうし (zyausi)?

  1. a person of good upbringing and character
  2. a high ranking samurai

See also

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

上士

  1. chữ Hán form of thượng sĩ (sergeant major; master sergeant; chief petty officer).