海尉

海尉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	尉
かい Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
海尉 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) か​いい [káꜜìì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ii]

Noun

海(かい)尉(い) • (kaii) ^{←かいゐ (kaiwi)?}

1. (military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a junior officer

   Hypernym: 尉官

   Coordinate terms: 海佐, 空尉, 海将, 陸尉

   Hyponym: 准海尉

   １(いっ)等(とう)海(かい)尉(い)

   ittō kaii

   a lieutenant

   ２(に)等(とう)海(かい)尉(い)

   nitō kaii

   a lieutenant junior grade

   ３(さん)等(とう)海(かい)尉(い)

   santō kaii

   an ensign