指し揮き官かん

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Meanings

1

commander; commanding officer; CO

Refers to a person in charge of a military unit, operation, or organization. Formal and neutral.

指し揮き官かんは部ぶ隊たいに撤てっ退たいを命めいじた。
The commander ordered the unit to retreat.
彼かれは新あたらしい指し揮き官かんに任にん命めいされた。
He was appointed as the new commanding officer.

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Kanji

指finger, point to, indicate
揮brandish, wave, wag
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Related words

指し揮き者しゃ
指揮官 is used for a commander in military, police, or emergency contexts, while 指揮者 is broader and can refer to any leader who directs a group, including a musical conductor.
司し令れい官かん
指揮官 is a broader term for any officer who directs or leads, while 司令官 specifically implies the officer in overall command of a unit or operation.
隊たい長ちょう
指揮官 is a broader term for any commanding officer, whereas 隊長 specifically means the leader of a particular 隊 (unit, corps, or team).
将しょう
指揮官 is the modern, neutral term for a military commanding officer, while 将 carries a more classical or literary flavor.

Word family

最さい高こう指し揮き官かん
supreme commander; commander-in-chief

Built from

指し揮き+官かん

Etymology

Compound of 指揮 (command, direction) and 官 (official, officer).