切きり込こみ隊たい長ちょう

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Meanings

noun

shock troop commander; leader of a raiding party

Refers to the commander of a small unit that charges ahead or infiltrates enemy lines; can also be used figuratively for someone who takes the lead in a bold or aggressive initiative.

彼かれは切きり込こみ隊たい長ちょうとして敵てき陣じんに突とつ入にゅうした。
He charged into the enemy camp as the shock troop commander.
新しん規き事じ業ぎょうの切きり込こみ隊たい長ちょうに抜ばっ擢てきされた。
He was selected as the spearhead of the new business venture.

Kanji

切cut, cutoff, be sharp
込crowded, mixture, in bulk
隊regiment, party, company
長long, leader, superior
斬beheading, kill, murder

Related words

切きり込こみ
切り込み refers to the act of cutting into or charging; 切り込み隊長 specifically denotes the commander of such a unit.
突とつ撃げき隊たい長ちょう
突撃隊長 is a more general term for an assault unit commander, while 切り込み隊長 implies a smaller, more specialized raiding party.

Built from

切きり込こむ+隊たい長ちょう

Written forms

切きり込こみ隊たい長ちょう
Standard modern spelling using 切る.
斬きり込こみ隊たい長ちょう
Variant using 斬る, emphasizing the cutting/slashing nuance; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 切り込み (kirikomi, 'cutting into, charging') and 隊長 (taichō, 'commander'). The term originates from military contexts where a small unit would cut into enemy formations.