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隊長 (taichou) Japanese meaning: commanding officer | Kotomora

隊たい長ちょう

た

い

ちょ

う

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Meanings

1

commanding officer; captain; leader

Refers to the person in charge of a military unit, squad, or team. Can also be used for leaders of organized groups like rescue teams or expeditions.

彼かれは小しょう隊たいの隊

たい

長ちょう

に

任にん

命めい

さ

れ

た

。

He was appointed as the platoon commander.

隊たい長ちょうの指し示じに従したがって行こう動どうしてください。

Please act according to the commanding officer's instructions.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が隊たい長ちょうを務つとめるfor someone to serve as the leader/captain
彼かれが今こん回かいの探たん検けん隊たいの隊たい長ちょうを務つとめることになった。
He ended up serving as the captain of this expedition team.
〈人ひと〉が隊たい長ちょうに任にん命めいされるto be appointed as the leader/captain
彼かれは救きゅう助じょ隊たいの隊たい長ちょうに任にん命めいされた。
He was appointed as the captain of the rescue team.
隊たい長ちょうの指し示じに従したがうto follow the captain's instructions
隊たい員いんたちは隊たい長ちょうの指し示じに従したがって行こう動どうした。
The team members acted according to the captain's instructions.
隊たい長ちょうの命めい令れいで〈動どう詞し〉to do something on the captain's orders
隊たい長ちょうの命めい令れいで全ぜん員いんが撤てっ退たいした。
Everyone withdrew on the captain's orders.

Kanji

隊regiment, party, company
長long, leader, superior

Related words· 6

班はん長ちょう
班長 leads a smaller, often informal squad or group, while 隊長 commands a larger or more official unit such as a military corps or expedition team.
指し揮き官かん
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).
リーダーN3
リーダー is a casual, general word for any kind of leader, while 隊長 carries a more formal, organizational or military nuance.
キャプテンN3
キャプテン is typically used for sports team captains, while 隊長 is used for leaders of squads, expeditions, or rescue teams.

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司し令れい官かん
司令官 implies a higher-ranking military commander overseeing multiple units, while 隊長 usually leads a single unit or team.
団だん長ちょう
団長 leads a 団 (delegation, troupe, or organized group), while 隊長 leads a 隊 (squad or team, often military or sports).

Opposites

隊たい員いん
隊員 is an ordinary member of the unit, in contrast to 隊長, who is the leader in command of them.

Don't confuse with

体たい調ちょうN3
体調 (physical condition) is a homophone of 隊長 (unit leader) but has a completely unrelated meaning about one's health.

Counted with

人にん
隊長 is counted with 人, the standard counter for people, e.g. 隊長一人.

Word family· 8

中ちゅう隊たい長ちょう
company commander
分ぶん隊たい長ちょう
squad leader; divisional officer
大だい隊たい長ちょう
battalion commander
小しょう隊たい長ちょう
platoon commander; section commander

Etymology

Compound of 隊 (たい, 'squad, unit') and 長 (ちょう, 'leader, head'). The kanji combination directly conveys 'unit leader'.

連れん隊たい長ちょう

regimental commander

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部ぶ隊たい長ちょう
commanding officer; unit commander
合がっ唱しょう隊たい長ちょう
choir leader
切きり込こみ隊たい長ちょう
shock troop commander; leader of a raiding party