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しょうさ
Kanji
少佐
Noun
Japanese Meaning
軍隊における階級の一つで、大尉の上、佐官の最下位に位置する。陸上自衛隊・空自衛隊では「少佐」、海上自衛隊ではほぼ同格の階級を「二等海佐」と呼ぶ。英語では major（陸・空軍）、lieutenant commander（海軍）に相当する。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ぐんたいでつかうことばで、ちゅうくらいのえらさのひとをさすなまえ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（军事）陆军等的少校 / （军事）海军的少校
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
少校（陸、空等軍的軍階） / 海軍少校（Lieutenant Commander）
Korean Meaning
육·공군의 소령 계급 / 해군의 소령 계급
Vietnamese Meaning
thiếu tá (quân đội) / thiếu tá hải quân
Tagalog Meaning
ranggo sa hukbo: mas mataas sa kapitan at mas mababa sa tenyente koronel / ranggo sa hukbong-dagat: mas mataas sa tenyente at mas mababa sa kumander
Sense（1）
少佐: (military) a major, a lieutenant commander
（ romanization ）
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しょうさ
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He was promoted to the rank of major in the navy.
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彼は海軍のしょうさに昇進しました。
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