少佐

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しょーさ [shòósá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːsa̠]

Noun

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
Hanja in this term
少佐

Noun

少佐 • (sojwa) (hangeul 소좌)

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

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
少佐

Noun

少佐

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