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将士 (shoushi) Japanese meaning: officers and soldiers | Kotomora

将しょう士し

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Meanings

1

officers and soldiers; officers and men

Collective term for military officers and enlisted personnel, often used in historical or formal contexts.

将しょう軍ぐんは将しょう士しを集あつめて作さく戦せんを説せつ明めいした。
The general gathered the officers and men and explained the strategy.

Kanji

将leader, commander, general
士gentleman, scholar, samurai

Etymology

Compound of 将 (commander) and 士 (warrior/soldier). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in military contexts to refer collectively to officers and soldiers.