少佐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少	佐
しょう Grade: 2	さ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーさ [shòósá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːsa̠]

Noun

少(しょう)佐(さ) • (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

Hanja in this term
少	佐

Noun

少佐 • (sojwa) (hangeul 소좌)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
少	佐

Noun

少佐

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