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上等兵曹 (じょうとうへいそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

上じょう等とう兵へい曹そう

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Meanings

1

chief petty officer

A rank in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, equivalent to a senior non-commissioned officer. Not used in civilian contexts.

彼かれは海かい上じょう自じ衛えい隊たいで上

じょう

等とう

兵へい

曹そう

と

し

て

勤きん

務む

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て

いる

。

He serves as a chief petty officer in the Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Kanji

上above, up
等etc., and so forth, class (first)
兵soldier, private, troops
曹office, official, comrade

Related words

兵へい曹そう長ちょう
兵曹長 is a higher rank than 上等兵曹, equivalent to master chief petty officer.
一いっ等とう兵へい曹そう
一等兵曹 is one rank below 上等兵曹, equivalent to petty officer first class.

Built from

上じょう等とう+兵へい曹そう

Etymology

Compound of 上等 (jōtō, 'superior grade') and 兵曹 (heisō, 'petty officer'), a term adopted in the modern Japanese naval ranking system.