兵へい長ちょう

noun

leading private (IJA); leading seaman (IJN)

Historical military rank in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, roughly equivalent to a senior private or leading seaman. Not used in modern JSDF ranks.

See also: 士長

• 彼かれの祖そ父ふは戦せん時じ中ちゅう、兵へい長ちょうとして陸りく軍ぐんに勤きん務むしていた。

  His grandfather served in the army as a leading private during the war.

• 海かい軍ぐんの兵へい長ちょうは、上じょう等とう兵へいの上うえに位い置ちする階かい級きゅうだった。

  In the navy, leading seaman was a rank above able seaman.