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大尉 (たいい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大たい尉い

also: だいい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

captain (Army/USMC/USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF etc.)

military

Military rank; the exact equivalent depends on the service branch. The reading だいい was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy.

彼かれは陸りく軍ぐんの大たい尉いに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to captain in the Army.
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Written forms

大尉Usage100%
- たいい
  Standard kanji form; the reading たいい is the most common.
- だいい
  Reading used historically by the Imperial Japanese Navy; not used in modern contexts.

かい

軍ぐん

で

は

大たい

尉い

は

lieutenant

に

相そう

当とう

する

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In the Navy, 大尉 corresponds to lieutenant.

だいい

Kanji

大large, big
尉military officer, jailer, old man

Similar words

中ちゅう尉い
中尉 is a lower rank: first lieutenant (Army) or lieutenant junior grade (Navy).
少しょう佐さ
少佐 is a higher rank: major (Army) or lieutenant commander (Navy).

Etymology

From 大 (great) + 尉 (military officer rank). The reading だいい is a historical variant used by the Imperial Japanese Navy.