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：2026/01/08
曹長
Hiragana
そうちょう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
軍隊における下士官の階級の一つで、陸上自衛隊では曹の最上位階級。英語の“sergeant major”に相当する。 / 海上自衛隊および航空自衛隊では、海曹・空曹の階級の一つで、英語の“chief petty officer”に相当する。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぐんたいで人をまとめる人の中でいちばん上のくらい
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
军士长（陆军的士官最高军衔） / 海军军士长（海军的高级士官军衔）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（軍事）陸軍的士官長 / （軍事）海軍的士官長
Korean Meaning
(육·공군) 최고위 부사관 계급 / (해군) 상사에 해당하는 부사관 계급
Indonesian
sersan mayor (militer) / bintara kepala (angkatan laut)
Vietnamese Meaning
thượng sĩ (lục quân) / thượng sĩ hải quân
Tagalog Meaning
sarhento mayor / punong petty officer (sa hukbong-dagat)
Sense（1）
(military) a sergeant major
Sense（2）
(military) a chief petty officer
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(military) a sergeant major / (military) a chief petty officer
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曹長
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He is working as a sergeant major in the army.
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彼は陸軍の曹長として働いています。
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