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士官学校 (しかんがっこう, shikangakkou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He graduated from the military academy and became an ensign in the navy.
Before the war, Japan had the Army Academy and the Naval Academy.
Kanji 士 gentleman, scholar, samurai 官 bureaucrat, the government, organ 学 study, learning, science Related words 兵へい 学がっ 校こう 兵学校 is an older term specifically for naval academies (e.g., 海軍兵学校), while 士官学校 is broader and can refer to any officer training school.
防ぼう 衛えい 大だい 学がっ 校こう 防衛大学校 is the modern Japanese institution for training officers, whereas 士官学校 is a more general term that can include historical or foreign academies.
Word family reserve officers' cadet school
United States Air Force Academy
army military academy · Imperial Japanese Army Academy
Etymology Compound of 士官 (shikan, 'commissioned officer') and 学校 (gakkō, 'school'). The term was widely used for pre-WWII Japanese military academies and remains in use for similar institutions abroad.
