兵曹長
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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兵 | 曹 | 長 |
へい Grade: 4 | そう Grade: S | ちょう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
Etymology
兵曹 (“petty officer”) + 長 (“chief”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) へーそーちょー [hèésóꜜòchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [he̞ːso̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]
Noun
兵曹長 • (heisōchō) ←へいさうちゃう (feisautyau)?
- (military, of the Imperial Japanese Navy) a warrant officer
- Hypernym: 准士官
- Coordinate term: 准尉
See also
- 曹長 (sōchō)