元げん帥すい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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marshal; admiral; general of the army

Highest military rank in historical Japanese and some foreign armed forces; used for both army and navy equivalents.

Yamamoto Isoroku was a fleet admiral.

元げん帥すいの階かい級きゅうは現げん在ざいの自じ衛えい隊たいには存そん在ざいしない。

The rank of marshal does not exist in the current Self-Defense Forces.

〈人ひと〉を元げん帥すいに任にん命めいするto appoint someone to the rank of marshal
彼かれは功こう績せきによって元げん帥すいに任にん命めいされた。
He was appointed marshal for his achievements.
元げん帥すいになるto become a marshal
彼かれは長ながい軍ぐん歴れきを経へて元げん帥すいになった。
After a long military career, he became a marshal.

大たい将しょう
元帥 is the highest military rank, above 大将, which denotes a general or admiral one rank lower.
将しょう軍ぐんN1
将軍 is a broader term for a military commander or shogun, while 元帥 refers specifically to the top-most rank of marshal.
総そう帥すい
元帥 is a specific, formally conferred military rank (marshal/admiral), while 総帥 is a broader term for whoever stands at the top of any military, political, or business organization.

元げん帥すいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news term.
元師げんすい
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji variant; not recommended for learners.

From Chinese 元帥 (yuánshuài), originally meaning 'commander-in-chief'. The Japanese reading げんすい is the on'yomi.