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一等空佐 (いっとうくうさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ等とう空くう佐さ

Meanings

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noun

colonel (JASDF)

military

Specific rank in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, equivalent to a colonel in many air forces. Not used for army or navy ranks.

彼かれは一いっ等とう空くう佐さに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to colonel (JASDF).

Written forms

一いっ等とう空くう佐さ
Standard kanji form for this JASDF rank.
１いっ等とう空くう佐さ
Numerical variant; less common but still seen in official contexts.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
等etc., and so forth, class (first)

空empty, sky, void

佐assistant, help

Similar words

大たい佐さ
Army/GSDF colonel; 一等空佐 is the air force equivalent.
一いっ等とう陸りく佐さ
Ground Self-Defense Force colonel; same rank level, different service branch.
一いっ等とう海かい佐さ
Maritime Self-Defense Force captain (equivalent to colonel); same rank level, different service branch.

Etymology

Compound of 一等 (first class) + 空佐 (air assistant/field officer), following the JASDF rank naming pattern.