少佐

少佐

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しょーさ [shòósá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːsa̠]

Noun

少佐 (hiragana しょうさ, rōmaji shōsa, historical hiragana せうさ)

1. (military) a major
2. (military) a lieutenant commander

See also

• 佐 (さ)官 (かん) (sakan)
• 中 (ちゅう)佐 (さ) (chūsa)
• 中 (ちゅう)将 (じょう) (chūjō)
• 大 (たい)尉 (い) (taii)
• 中 (ちゅう)尉 (い) (chūi)
• 少 (しょう)尉 (い) (shōi)