"少将" meaning in Japanese

See 少将 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːɕo̞ː] Forms: 少将 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (しょう)), shōshō [romanization], seusyau [romanization], せうしやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 少 (“younger; lesser; junior”) + 将 (“general; commander”) Etymology templates: {{pre|ja|少|将|sort=しょうしょう|t1=younger; lesser; junior|t2=general; commander}} 少 (“younger; lesser; junior”) + 将 (“general; commander”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうしょう|hhira=せうしやう}} 少(しょう)将(しょう) • (shōshō) ^(←せうしやう (seusyau)?)
  1. (historical, government) the junior 次官 (suke, “deputy”) of the 近衛府 (Konoefu) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-少将-ja-noun-JAH827YU Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Government Topics: government
  2. (military) a major general Hypernyms: 将官 Coordinate_terms: 准尉, 准将, 大将, 代将, 中将
    Sense id: en-少将-ja-noun-xUqJq3en Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Military ranks Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (military) a rear admiral Hypernyms: 将官 Coordinate_terms: 准尉, 准将, 大将, 代将, 中将
    Sense id: en-少将-ja-noun-E0wRuAyD Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Military ranks Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (military) an air vice-marshal Hypernyms: 将官 Coordinate_terms: 准尉, 准将, 大将, 代将, 中将
    Sense id: en-少将-ja-noun-gCLoQjK6 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Military ranks, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms prefixed with 少, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 3 15 18 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 15 17 66 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 14 71 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 8 13 70 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 10 14 69 Disambiguation of Japanese terms prefixed with 少: 15 9 16 60 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 15 8 15 62 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 3 9 13 75 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 11 15 65 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 10 14 69 Topics: government, military, politics, war
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