private (JGSDF); private second class
The lowest enlisted rank in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, equivalent to a private or private second class in English-speaking armies.
He just enlisted and is still a private.
Promotion from private to private first class requires a certain period of service.
The next rank up, equivalent to private first class.
Equivalent rank in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Equivalent rank in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Standard kanji form for this JGSDF rank.
Variant using numeral ２ instead of 二; less common but still seen in official contexts.
Compound of 二等 (second class) + 陸士 (ground soldier), a modern term created for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force rank system.