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二等空士 (にとうくうし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に等とう空くう士し

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Meanings

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airman third class (JASDF)

Specific rank in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, equivalent to an E-3 airman first class in the US Air Force. Used in military contexts.

彼かれは航こう空くう自じ衛えい隊たいの二に等とう

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勤きん

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He serves as an airman third class in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
等etc., and so forth, class (first)
空empty, sky, void
士gentleman, scholar, samurai

Related words

一いっ等とう空くう士し
One rank higher: airman second class (JASDF).
空くう士し長ちょう
Senior airman rank above 一等空士.

Written forms

二に等とう空くう士し
Standard kanji spelling for this JASDF rank.
２に等とう空くう士し
Numerical variant using ２ instead of 二; less common but valid.

Etymology

Compound of 二等 (second class) and 空士 (airman), a direct translation of the English rank term.