将官

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 將官 (“general”).
(This term is the simplified form of 將官).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 6
かん
Grade: 4
kan’on
Alternative spelling
將官 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(general; commander) + (official; mandarin; courtier). likely comes from the old kanji spellings used in titles in the military or guard under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, particularly the imperial guard known as the 近衛府 (Konoefu).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょーかん [shòókáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

(しょう)(かん) • (shōkan) しやうくわん (syaukwan)?

  1. (military) a general officer
    Hypernym: 士官
    Hyponyms: 海将, 海将補, 空将, 空将補, 准将, 少将, 大将, 代将, 中将, 陸将, 陸将補
    Coordinate terms: 尉官, 佐官
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