brigadier general; commodore
Historical military rank used in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, roughly equivalent to a brigadier general in the army or a commodore in the navy. Not used in modern Self-Defense Forces.
His great-grandfather was a brigadier general in the army.
The commodore took command of the fleet.
Compound of 代 (substitute, deputy) and 将 (general/commander), reflecting a rank below full general/admiral. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term was used in the Imperial Japanese military.