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    3. 少尉

    少尉

    少しょう尉い

    second lieutenant

    KMT10News #34+1Ref L2NounMilitaryKanji Vocab15 strokes

    しょうい

    Noun

    1.
    second lieutenant, sublieutenant, ensign
    military

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは陸りく軍ぐんの少しょう尉いです。

    He is a second lieutenant in the army.

    KMT7Military
    新しん任にんの少しょう尉いは、部ぶ下かを率ひきいて訓くん練れんに参さん加かしました。

    The newly appointed second lieutenant led his subordinates and participated in training.

    KMT10Military
    彼かれは少しょう尉いとして、厳きびしい戦せん場じょうで多おおくの困こん難なんに直ちょく面めんしました。

    As a second lieutenant, he faced many difficulties on the harsh battlefield.

    KMT10MilitaryHistory
    少しょう尉いは通つう常じょう、士し官かん学がっ校こうを卒そつ業ぎょうしたばかりの若わか手て将しょう校こうが任にん命めいされます。

    Second lieutenants are usually appointed from young officers who have just graduated from military academies.

    KMT10MilitaryEducation
    彼かれの祖そ父ふは第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅうに海かい軍ぐんの少しょう尉いだったそうです。

    I heard his grandfather was a sublieutenant in the navy during World War II.

    KMT10MilitaryHistoryFamily & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    少
    すく.ない・すこ.し…(1)
    few・little
    尉
    military officer・jailer・old man・rank
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