中ちゅう隊たい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

company; battery; troop

A military unit typically consisting of several platoons; the exact English equivalent depends on the branch (infantry company, artillery battery, cavalry troop).

彼かれは歩ほ

兵へい

中ちゅう

隊たい

の

隊たい

長ちょう

に

任にん

命めい

さ

れ

た

。

He was appointed commander of an infantry company.

中ちゅう隊たいは夜よ明あけ前まえに出しゅっ発ぱつした。

The company set out before dawn.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が中ちゅう隊たいを指し揮きするfor someone to command a company
彼かれは中ちゅう隊たいを指し揮きする立たち場ばにあった。
He was in a position to command a company.
中ちゅう隊たいを編へん成せいするto organize/form a company
新しん兵ぺいたちで新あたらしい中ちゅう隊たいを編へん成せいした。
A new company was formed from the recruits.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
隊regiment, party, company

Related words

小しょう隊たい
小隊 is a platoon, the military unit one level smaller than 中隊 (a company) in the same command hierarchy.
大だい隊たい
大隊 is a battalion, the military unit one level larger than 中隊 (a company) in the same command hierarchy.

Don't confuse with

大だい隊たい
大隊 is a battalion, while 中隊 is a company, a smaller unit that makes up part of a battalion.
小しょう隊たい
中隊 is a company, made up of several 小隊 (platoons), so it is a larger unit than 小隊 despite the similar name.
分ぶん隊たい
分隊 is a small squad, whereas 中隊 is a company, a much larger unit composed of several platoons.

Word family

中ちゅう隊たい長ちょう
company commander

Etymology

Compound of 中 (middle) and 隊 (unit, corps), referring to a mid-sized military unit.