兵曹長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兵	曹	長
へい Grade: 4	そう Grade: S	ちょう Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

兵曹 (“petty officer”) +‎ 長 (“chief”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) へーそーちょー [hèésóꜜòchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [he̞ːso̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

兵(へい)曹(そう)長(ちょう) • (heisōchō) ^{←へいさうちゃう (feisautyau)?}

1. (military, of the Imperial Japanese Navy) a warrant officer

   Hypernym: 准士官

   Coordinate term: 准尉

See also

• 曹(そう)長(ちょう) (sōchō)