少佐

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
on'yomi
 少佐 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しょう)() (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

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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少佐 (sojwa) (hangeul 소좌)

  1. hanja form? of 소좌 (major; lieutenant commander)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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少佐

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