How to say 'Officer' in Japanese | 将校

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The Japanese word for Officer is 'Shoukou', written as 将校 in Japanese.'Officer' in hiragana is しょうこう.

word

将校

Meaning

Officer

Reading

しょうこう

shoukou

Kanji

将Leader, Commander 校School

Explanation

The Japanese noun '将校 (しょうこう)' refers to a military officer, typically in the context of the army or navy. It is used to describe someone who holds a commissioned rank in the armed forces. For example: He is a high-ranking officer「彼は高位の将校です」(かれはこういのしょうこうです). The officer gave the command「将校が命令を出した」(しょうこうがめいれいをだした). This term is specific to military contexts and does not apply to civilian or police officers.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6976

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 将校

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

将

Meaning

Leader, Commander

kanji

校

Meaning

School

Words Related to 将校 Through the Kanji 将

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 将 as well.

word

将来

Meaning

Future

word

将軍

Meaning

Shogun

word

大将

Meaning

General, Boss

word

女将

Meaning

Innkeeper

Words Related to 将校 Through the Kanji 校

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 校 as well.

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学校

Meaning

School

word

高校生

Meaning

High school student

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高校

Meaning

Highschool

word

小学校

Meaning

Elementary

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中学校

Meaning

Junior high

word

休校

Meaning

School closure

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高等学校

Meaning

Highschool

word

校

Meaning

School

word

校長

Meaning

Principal

word

登校

Meaning

School attendance

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'Shoukou' means 'Officer' .

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