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    3. 少佐

    少佐

    少しょう佐さ

    major

    KMT7News #20+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab11 strokes

    しょうさ

    Noun

    1.
    major, lieutenant commander, wing commander
    military

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    彼かれは陸りく軍ぐんの少しょう佐さです。

    He is an army major.

    KMT5Military
    少しょう佐さは部ぶ隊たいを率ひきいて前ぜん線せんに向むかった。

    The major led the unit to the front line.

    KMT7Military
    その少しょう佐さは、数かず々かずの困こ難んな任んなに務んむを成せい功こうさせてきた経けい験けん豊ほう富ふな指し揮か官んだった。

    That major was an experienced commander who had successfully completed numerous difficult missions.

    KMT8Military
    第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅう、多おおくの少しょう佐さが重じゅう要ような作さく戦せんを指し揮きしました。

    During World War II, many majors commanded important operations.

    KMT8MilitaryHistory
    小しょう説せつの主しゅ人じん公こうは、かつて勇ゆう敢かんな少しょう佐さとして名なを馳はせた人じん物ぶつです。

    The protagonist of the novel is a person who was once famous as a brave major.

    KMT8LiteratureMilitary

    Kanji that make up this word

    少
    すく.ない・すこ.し…(1)
    few・little
    佐
    assistant・help
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