noun
brigadier general; commodore
Historical military rank used in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, roughly equivalent to a brigadier general in the army or a commodore in the navy. Not used in modern Self-Defense Forces.
彼の曽祖父は陸軍の代将だった。
His great-grandfather was a brigadier general in the army.
代将は艦隊の指揮を執った。
The commodore took command of the fleet.