大佐

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大 佐
たい
Grade: 1		 さ
Grade: 4
kan’on

Etymology

大 (“grand”) +‎ 佐 (“assistant”), likely modeled after 大将 (taishō, “general”). See 佐官 (sakan, “field officer”) for more. Compare North Korean 대좌 (daejwa) and Vietnamese đại tá (“senior colonel/captain”), North Korean 상좌 (sangjwa) and Vietnamese thượng tá (“army colonel; naval captain”), South Korean 대령 (daeryeong, “army colonel; naval captain”), and mainland Mandarin 大校 (dàxiào, “senior colonel/captain”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) たいさ [tàísá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ta̠isa̠]

Noun

大(たい)佐(さ) • (taisa) 

  1. (military) a colonel
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Hyponym: 上級大佐
    Coordinate terms: 少佐, 大尉, 大将, 中佐
    ロイ・マスタング大(たい)佐(さ)
    Roi Masutangu Taisa
    Colonel Roy Mustang
  2. (military) a captain (naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral)
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少佐, 大尉 (“army captain; naval lieutenant”), 大将, 中佐
  3. (military) a group captain
    Hypernym: 佐官
    Coordinate terms: 少佐, 大尉, 大将, 中佐

Usage notes

Originally used for ranks in the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces. Now only used for ranks in other countries.

See also

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
大佐

Noun

大佐

  1. chữ Hán form of đại tá (“commodore”).
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