陸曹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
陸	曹
りく Grade: 4	そう Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りくそー [rìkúsóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲikɯ̟̊ᵝso̞ː]

Noun

陸(りく)曹(そう) • (rikusō) ^{←りくさう (rikusau)?}

1. (military, of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) a non-commissioned officer

   陸(りく)曹(そう)長(ちょう)

   rikusōchō

   a sergeant major

   １(いっ)等(とう)陸(りく)曹(そう)

   ittō rikusō

   a master sergeant

   ２(に)等(とう)陸(りく)曹(そう)

   nitō rikusō

   a sergeant first class

   ３(さん)等(とう)陸(りく)曹(そう)

   santō rikusō

   a sergeant

See also

• 下(か)士(し)官(かん) (kashikan)
• 准(じゅん)陸(りく)尉(い) (junrikui)
• 陸(りく)士(し) (rikushi)
• 海(かい)曹(そう) (kaisō)
• 空(くう)曹(そう) (kūsō)