Word Meaning 2曹

にそう nisou

2曹 is read as にそう (nisou) and means sergeant first class (JGSDF).

Meaning

English

sergeant first class (JGSDF)

Reading

Kana

にそう

Romaji

nisou

Writing Variants

二曹にそう nisou

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135478 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

法曹

ほうそう

legal profession

軍曹

ぐんそう

sergeant

大学別曹

だいがくべっそう

Heian-period boarding school (for children of a specific noble clan) established near the former central university of Kyoto

一等兵曹

いっとうへいそう

chief petty officer (IJN)

二等兵曹

にとうへいそう

petty officer (IJN, RN)

三等兵曹

さんとうへいそう

petty officer third class (USN)

上等兵曹

じょうとうへいそう

chief petty officer

法曹界

ほうそうかい

legal circles

御曹司

おんぞうし

son of a distinguished family

法曹協会

ほうそうきょうかい

bar association (in the USA, etc.)

上級曹長

じょうきゅうそうちょう

sergeant major

空曹長

くうそうちょう

senior master sergeant (JASDF)