大佐|たいさtaisa[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, militarycolonel; (navy) captainだいさ used by Imperial Japanese Navy
   彼かれは２年ねん前まえに、大佐たいさの階級かいきゅうに昇進しょうしんした。↗

   He was raised to the rank of colonel two years ago.

• Related一佐いっさFormalFormal term for the officer grade covered by 大佐, used for Self-Defense Forces personnel; it abbreviates the full official rank name, while 大佐 remains the usual term for foreign and historical militaries.

Use 大佐 as the general word for a colonel or naval captain; use the formal synonym 一佐 when referring to the equivalent rank in Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

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1. 軍隊ぐんたいにおける佐官さかんの位くらい。少将しょうしょうまたは准将じゅんしょうもしくは上級じょうきゅう大佐たいさの下もと、中佐ちゅうさの上うえ。