中佐

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
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 中佐 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(mid-) +‎ (to assist; assistant), perhaps modeled after 中将 (chūjō, senior deputy of the 近衛府 (Konoefu, Bodyguard); lieutenant general; vice admiral). See 佐官 (sakan, field officer) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちゅう)() (chūsa

  1. (military) a lieutenant colonel
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少佐, 大佐, 中将, 中尉
  2. (military) a commander (naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少佐, 大佐, 中将, 中尉
  3. (military) a wing commander
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少佐, 大佐, 中将, 中尉

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

中佐 (jungjwa) (hangeul 중좌)

  1. hanja form? of 중좌 (lieutenant colonel; commander)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

中佐

  1. chữ Hán form of trung tá (lieutenant colonel; commander).