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大隊長 (だいたいちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大だい隊たい長ちょう

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Meanings

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noun

battalion commander

Military rank for the officer in charge of a battalion (大隊).

彼かれは大だい隊たい長ちょうに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to battalion commander.

Kanji

大large, big

regiment, party, company

長long, leader, superior

Similar words

大だい隊たい
大隊 is the battalion itself, while 大隊長 is the commander of that battalion.
中ちゅう隊たい長ちょう
中隊長 is a company commander, one rank below a battalion commander.
連れん隊たい長ちょう
連隊長 is a regimental commander, one rank above a battalion commander.

Etymology

Compound of 大隊 (battalion) + 長 (chief, head).