下か士し官かん

noun

non-commissioned officer; petty officer

Military term for an enlisted service member who holds a position of authority, such as a sergeant in the army or a petty officer in the navy.

• 彼かれは陸りく軍ぐんの下か士し官かんとして10年ねん勤きん務むした。

  He served as a non-commissioned officer in the army for ten years.

• 海かい軍ぐんでは下か士し官かんを「ペティオフィサー」と呼よぶ。

  In the navy, a petty officer is called a non-commissioned officer.