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    3. 大佐

    大佐

    大たい佐さ

    colonel

    KMT7News #17+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab10 strokes

    たいさだいさ

    Noun

    1.
    colonel, (navy) captain
    military

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    彼かれは陸りく軍ぐんの大たい佐さになった。

    He became a colonel in the army.

    KMT6Military
    その大たい佐さは部ぶ隊たいを率ひきいて最さい前ぜん線せんに向むかった。

    The colonel led his unit to the front line.

    KMT7Military
    海かい軍ぐんの大たい佐さは、通つう常じょう、大おお型がた艦かん船せんの艦かん長ちょうを務つとめる。

    A navy captain typically serves as the commanding officer of a large warship.

    KMT7Military
    第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅう、多おおくの大たい佐さが重じゅう要ような作さく戦せんを指し揮きした。

    During World War II, many colonels commanded important operations.

    KMT8MilitaryHistory
    その大たい佐さは、敵てきの戦せん略りゃくを正せい確かくに分ぶん析せきし、反はん撃げきの計けい画かくを立たてた。

    The colonel accurately analyzed the enemy's strategy and planned a counterattack.

    KMT8Military

    Kanji that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    佐
    assistant・help
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