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二等空曹 (にとうくうそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に等とう空くう曹そう

Meanings

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noun

technical sergeant (JASDF)

military

A specific rank in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, equivalent to technical sergeant. Used in military contexts.

彼かれは二に等とう空くう曹そうに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to technical sergeant.
二に等とう空くう曹そうの階かい級きゅう章しょうを見みせてもらった。
I was shown the rank insignia of a technical sergeant.

Written forms

二に等とう空くう曹そう
Standard kanji form for this JASDF rank.
２に等とう空くう曹そう
Variant using numeral ２; less common but still seen in official contexts.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
等etc., and so forth, class (first)

空empty, sky, void

曹office, official, comrade

Similar words

一いっ等とう空くう曹そう
One rank higher: master sergeant (JASDF).
三さん等とう空くう曹そう
One rank lower: staff sergeant (JASDF).

Etymology

Compound of 二等 (second class) + 空曹 (air sergeant), a rank designation in the JASDF.