Word Meaning 少佐

しょうさ shousa

少佐 is read as しょうさ (shousa) and means major.

Meaning

English

  1. major
  2. lieutenant commander
  3. wing commander

Reading

Kana

しょうさ

Romaji

shousa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 11871 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

少尉

しょうい

second lieutenant

少子化対策

しょうしかたいさく

countermeasures to the falling birthrate

少人数学級

しょうにんずうがっきゅう

small class

少数派

しょうすうは

minority group (party)

少年裁判所

しょうねんさいばんしょ

juvenile court

少数多体系

しょうすうたたいけい

few-body

少年審判所

しょうねんしんぱんじょ

juvenile court

少年刑務所

しょうねんけいむしょ

juvenile prison

少監

しょうげん

inspector (of the Dazaifu)

少納言

しょうなごん

lesser councilor of state

少年鑑別所法

しょうねんかんべつしょほう

Juvenile Classification Home Act

少林寺拳法世界連合

しょうりんじけんぽうせかいれんごう

World Shorinji Kempo Organization

Example Sentences

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Recently my brother in law, artillery major Y, came back from a three year trip in Paris. Surrounded by a great number of souvenirs he had brought back, we heard tales of his travels.

Recently my brother in law, artillery major Y, came back from a three year trip in Paris. Surrounded by a great number of souvenirs he had brought back, we heard tales of his travels.