将官

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 将官 – see 將官 (“general”). (This term, 将官, is the simplified form of 將官.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
将	官
しょう Grade: 6	かん Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative spelling
將官 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

将 (“general; commander”) +‎ 官 (“official; mandarin; courtier”). 将 likely comes from the old kanji spellings used in titles in the military or guard under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, particularly the imperial guard known as the 近衛府 (Konoefu).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) しょーかん [shòókáń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

- Homophones: 小官, 小寒, 小感, 少閑, 小閑, 召喚, 召還, 招喚, 昇官, 荘官, 庄官, 哨艦, 峭寒, 消閑, 商館, 娼館, 掌管, 傷寒, 照鑑, 賞鑑, 霄漢, 償還, 檣竿

Noun

将(しょう)官(かん) • (shōkan) ^{←しやうくわん (syaukwan)^?}

(military) a general officer
Hypernym: 士官

Coordinate terms: 尉官, 佐官

Hyponyms: 海将, 海将補, 空将, 空将補, 准将, 少将, 大将, 代将, 中将, 陸将, 陸将補

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