三さん尉いさんいじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounsecond lieutenant (JGSDF)abbreviationmilitary›Abbreviation of 三等陸尉 (santō rikui), the lowest officer rank in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Used in military contexts.See also: 三等陸尉彼かれは三さん尉いに任にん官かんしたばかりだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe has just been commissioned as a second lieutenant.三さん尉いの階かい級きゅう章しょうは一いっ本ぽんの線せんで表あらわされる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe rank insignia for second lieutenant is represented by a single line.