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指揮官 (しきかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

指し揮き官かん

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Meanings

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noun

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.

Kanji

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

Similar words

司し令れい官かん
司令官 is often used for a commander of a larger or more specific command (e.g., 司令官 of a fleet or base), while 指揮官 is a more general term for any commanding officer.

Etymology

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