He has just been commissioned as a second lieutenant.
The rank insignia for second lieutenant is represented by a single line.
Standard kanji form for this military rank abbreviation.
Numerical variant using full-width digit; seen in some official or informal contexts.
Abbreviation of 三等陸尉 (santō rikui), literally 'third-class land officer'. The numeral 三 (three) indicates the lowest of the three officer grades in the Ground Self-Defense Force.