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士官候補生 (しかんこうほせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

士し官かん候こう補ほ生せい

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Meanings

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noun

officer cadet; military cadet

A trainee in a military academy or officer training program, typically working toward a commission.

彼かれは士し官かん候こう補ほ生せいとして海かい軍ぐん兵へい学がっ校こうに入はいった。
He entered the naval academy as an officer cadet.
士し官かん候こう補ほ生

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The officer cadets are undergoing rigorous training.

Kanji

士gentleman, scholar, samurai
官bureaucrat, the government, organ
候climate, season, weather
補supplement, supply, make good
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

候こう補ほ生せい
A general term for a cadet or trainee in any field, not necessarily military. 士官候補生 specifically refers to an officer cadet in a military context.
幹かん部ぶ候こう補ほ生せい
Refers to an executive or management trainee in a company or organization, not a military officer cadet.

Etymology

Compound of 士官 (shikan, 'commissioned officer'), 候補 (kōho, 'candidate'), and 生 (sei, 'student' or 'trainee'). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese construction.