司令官|しれいかんshireikan

1. nouncommandant; commanding officer; general
   司令官しれいかんは部下ぶかに向むかって直ただちに発砲はっぽうするよう命令めいれいを発はっした。↗

   The commander gave orders that his men fire at once.

• Synonym司令しれいWrittenA written/formal term for commanding and supervising troops or fire services, or for the person holding that post; 「司令官」 is limited to heads of large units.
• Synonym指揮官しきかんWrittenA written/formal term for whoever is in charge of command, stressing the command role itself; 「司令官」 is the officer commanding a large unit or fleet.
• Related部隊長ぶたいちょうWrittenA written/formal word for the head of a unit, which may be large or small; 「司令官」 is reserved for the post of commanding large-scale units or fleets.
• Antonym部下ぶかNeutralA neutral term for a subordinate who acts on orders from above; the opposite of 「司令官」.

Use 「司令官」 for the officer commanding a large unit or fleet, as in 「最高司令官」. For a commander in general use 「指揮官」, for the head of a unit of any size 「部隊長」, and for subordinates 「部下」.

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1. 軍隊ぐんたいや自衛隊じえいたいなどで、大規模だいきぼな部隊ぶたいや艦隊かんたいを指揮しき、統率とうそつに当あたる職しょく。またはその人ひと。