しょうい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しょうい – see the following entry.
【少尉】
[noun] (historical, government) the junior 判官 (jō, “third-in-command”) of the 兵衛府 (Hyōefu) or the 衛門府 (Emonfu)
[noun] (military) a second lieutenant
[noun] (military) an ensign (military officer)
[noun] (military, of the Imperial Japanese Navy) a sub-lieutenant second class (equivalent to ensign)
(This term, しょうい (shōi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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