尉

Meaning

尉 centers on an official position of authority or supervision: a military officer, a jailer, or an old man in a rank. The meanings share the idea of a person holding a formal, often supervisory, role.

• 大尉たいい

  captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)

• 中尉ちゅうい

  first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade

• 少尉しょうい

  second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign

• 尉じょう
  N1

  inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)

• 准尉じゅんい

  warrant officer

• 尉官いかん

  officer below the rank of major; company officer

• 一尉いちい

  captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade; JMSDF)

• 三尉さんい

  second lieutenant (JGSDF)

• 三等陸尉さんとうりくい

  second lieutenant (JGSDF)

• 上級准尉じょうきゅうじゅんい

  chief warrant officer

• 二尉にい

  first lieutenant (JGSDF)

• 二等陸尉にとうりくい

  first lieutenant (JGSDF)

• 准空尉じゅんくうい

  warrant officer (JASDF)

• 海尉かいい

  lower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)

• 白額尉鶲しろびたいじょうびたき

  common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

• 空尉くうい

  (Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence); lieutenant

• 空軍大尉くうぐんたいい

  air force captain

• 高砂の尉と姥たかさごのじょうとうば

  (Japanese) Darby and Joan

• 黒式尉こくしきじょう

  noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)

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