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    3. 少将

    少将

    少しょう将しょう

    major general

    KMT8News #21+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab14 strokes

    しょうしょう

    Noun

    1.
    major general, rear admiral, air commodore
    military

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは陸りく軍ぐんの少しょう将しょうに昇しょう進しんした。

    He was promoted to Major General in the army.

    KMT7Military
    その少しょう将しょうは、多おおくの戦せん場じょうで指し揮きを執とった経けい験けんを持もつ。

    That Major General has experience commanding on many battlefields.

    KMT8MilitaryHistory
    海かい軍ぐんの少しょう将しょうが新あたらしい艦かん隊たいの指し揮き官かんに任にん命めいされた。

    A Rear Admiral of the navy was appointed as the commander of the new fleet.

    KMT8Military
    彼かれの戦せん略りゃく的てき洞どう察さつ力りょくは、少しょう将しょうとしての地ち位いを確かっ固こたるものにした。

    His strategic insight solidified his position as a Major General.

    KMT9MilitaryPolitics & Law
    歴れき史し上じょうの多おおくの少しょう将しょうが、国くにの運うん命めいを左さ右ゆうする決けつ断だんを下くだしてきた。

    Many Major Generals throughout history have made decisions that swayed the fate of nations.

    KMT9MilitaryHistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    少
    すく.ない・すこ.し…(1)
    few・little
    将
    まさ.に・はた・まさ・ひきい.る・もって…(7)
    leader・commander・general・admiral・or…(4)
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