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一等空士 (いっとうくうし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ等とう空くう士し

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Meanings

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Airman Second Class (JASDF)

A specific rank in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, equivalent to an E-2 in the U.S. Air Force. Used in military contexts.

彼かれは一いっ等とう空くう士しとして航こう空

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衛えい

隊たい

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入にゅう

隊たい

し

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He joined the JASDF as an Airman Second Class.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
等etc., and so forth, class (first)
空empty, sky, void
士gentleman, scholar, samurai

Written forms

一いっ等とう空くう士し
Standard kanji form for this JASDF rank.
１いっ等とう空くう士し
Numerical variant sometimes used in official documents or lists.

Etymology

Compound of 一等 (first class) and 空士 (airman), a rank designation created for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.