一いっ等とう陸りく佐さ

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Meanings

noun

colonel (JGSDF)

military

Specific rank in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, equivalent to a colonel in many armies. Used in military contexts.

彼かれは一いっ等とう陸りく佐さに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to colonel (JGSDF).
一いっ等とう陸りく佐さは連れん隊たいの指し揮きを執とることもある。
A colonel (JGSDF) may command a regiment.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
等etc., and so forth, class (first)
陸land, six
佐assistant, help

Related words

大たい佐さ
大佐 is the general term for colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army and some other contexts, while 一等陸佐 is specific to the JGSDF.
一いっ等とう海かい佐さ
Equivalent rank in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (captain).
一いっ等とう空くう佐さ
Equivalent rank in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (colonel).

Written forms

一いっ等とう陸りく佐さ
Standard kanji spelling for this JGSDF rank.
１いっ等とう陸りく佐さ
Variant using numeral １ instead of kanji 一.

Etymology

Compound of 一等 (first class) + 陸 (land) + 佐 (field officer rank suffix used in the JSDF). The rank system was created for the post-war Self-Defense Forces.