大たい佐さ

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Meanings

colonel; navy captain

Military rank; in the Imperial Japanese Army it corresponds to colonel, and in the Imperial Japanese Navy to captain. The reading だいさ was used specifically by the Imperial Japanese Navy.

彼かれは陸りく軍ぐんの大たい佐さに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to colonel in the army.
海かい軍ぐんでは大たい佐さは艦かん長ちょうを務つとめることが多おおい。
In the navy, a captain often serves as the commanding officer of a ship.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が大たい佐さに昇しょう進しんするfor someone to be promoted to colonel
彼かれは40代だいで大たい佐さに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to colonel in his forties.
大たい佐さの階かい級きゅうthe rank of colonel
大たい佐さの階かい級きゅうは将しょう官かんの一ひとつ下したにあたる。
The rank of colonel is one level below general officer.