少佐

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
少 佐
しょう
Grade: 2 		さ
Grade: 4
on’yomi
 少佐 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

少 (“younger; lesser; junior”) +‎ 佐 (“assistant”), likely modeled after 少将 (shōshō, “major general”). See 佐官 (sakan, “field officer”) for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

少(しょう)佐(さ) • (shōsa) ←せうさ (seusa)?

  1. (military) a major
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少尉, 少将, 大佐, 中佐
  2. (military) a lieutenant commander
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少尉, 少将, 大佐, 中佐

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term
少佐

Noun[edit]

少佐 • (sojwa) (hangeul 소좌)

  1. Hanja form? of 소좌 (“major; lieutenant commander”).

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
少佐

Noun[edit]

少佐

  1. chữ Hán form of thiếu tá (“major”).
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