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軍司令官 (ぐんしれいかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

軍ぐん司し令れい官かん

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Meanings

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army commander

A military rank or position referring to the commanding officer of an army or large military unit.

彼かれは軍ぐん司し令れい官かんに任にん命めいされた。
He was appointed army commander.

軍ぐん司し令れい官かんは作さく戦せんの全ぜん責せき任にんを負おう。

The army commander bears full responsibility for the operation.

Kanji

軍army, force, troops
司director, official, govt office
令orders, laws, command
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Related words

司し令れい官かん
司令官 is a general term for 'commander' or 'commanding officer' of any unit, while 軍司令官 specifically refers to the commander of an army or army-level force.
将しょう軍ぐん
将軍 is a general or admiral, a high-ranking officer, but not necessarily the top commander of an entire army.

Built from

軍ぐん+司し令れい官かん

Etymology

Compound of 軍 (army), 司令 (command), and 官 (official). A straightforward Sino-Japanese term for an army commander.