参謀|さんぼうsanbou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounstaff officer; military staff
   私の参謀さんぼうとしてついたからには、危機感ききかんを持もって任にんにあたって貰もらわねば困こまります。↗

   If you're with me as a staff officer, then I need you to bring a sense of danger with you to your work.
2. nounadviser; counselor; counsellor

• Related顧問こもんNeutralAn adviser, also the supervising teacher of a school club, as in 「部活の顧問」; 「参謀」 stresses devising strategies.
• Related相談役そうだんやくNeutralA person people turn to for advice, or an advisory post in an organization, often held by retired executives; 「参謀」 stresses devising strategies.
• RelatedコンサルタントNeutralLoanword for a professional consultant, as in 「経営コンサルタント」; 「参謀」 is more a behind-the-scenes strategist.
• Related補佐人ほさにんWrittenWritten term for an aide who supports a principal, incl. a legal one; 「参謀」 stresses devising strategies and was originally a military term.
• Related顧問官こもんかんWrittenWritten term, formerly for an official adviser post; rare in modern usage. 「参謀」 stresses devising strategies.
• Related助言者じょげんしゃNeutralSimply someone who gives advice or suggestions; 「参謀」 stresses a behind-the-scenes strategist like an army staff officer.

Use 「参謀」 for military staff officers and behind-the-scenes strategists, as in 「選挙参謀」. For advisers pick 「顧問」 or 「相談役」, for professional consulting 「コンサルタント」, and for someone who simply gives advice 「助言者」.

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1. 高級こうきゅう指揮官しきかんの幕僚ばくりょうとして作戦さくせん・用兵ようへいなどの計画けいかく・指導しどうを受け持うけもつ将校しょうこう。
2. 広こう将棋しょうぎの駒こま。