(; ; ) is the rank held by
field-grade officers in the militaries of
Japan
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Vietnam
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, and
North Korea
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.
Japan
The only difference between rank names are the use of
morpheme
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s, which are (), () or ().
North Korea
Vietnam
South Vietnamese variant
See also
Ranks used in
Chinese character
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-using countries
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General officer
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.
In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
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Jiang (rank)
Jiang ( formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general) is a general officer rank used by China and Taiwan. It is also used as jang in North and South Korea, shō in Japan, and tướng in Vietnam.
Chinese People's Liberation Army
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Senior officer
A senior officer is an officer of a more senior grade in military or other uniformed services. In military organisations, the term may refer to any officer above junior officer rank, but usually specifically refers to the middle-ranking group of ...
: Sa (rank),
Xiao (rank)
is a senior officer rank used in the militaries of China and Taiwan.
The Chinese use the same rank names for all services, prefixed by () or ().
Usage
See also
Ranks used in Chinese character-using countries
*General officer: Jiang (rank ...
,
Lyeong
is the senior officers rank group used by the South Korean Military. The ranks are below and above . The equal rank group in North Korea is .
Insignia
See also
Ranks used in Chinese character-using countries
*General officer: Jiang (rank) ...
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Junior officer
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Wei (rank)
is a company-grade officer rank used in some East Asian militaries, including China, Taiwan, North Korea and South Korea.
Chinese variant People's Liberation Army
The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by () or ().
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Non-commissioned officers
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Shi (rank)
(; ) is the rank usually held by Non-commissioned officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, and both North Korea, North and South Korea. The rank name is based on the on one of t ...
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Enlisted ranks
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Bing (rank)
(; ) is the rank usually held by enlisted personnel in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, and both North and South Korea. The rank name is based on one of t ...
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Shi (rank)
(; ) is the rank usually held by Non-commissioned officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, and both North Korea, North and South Korea. The rank name is based on the on one of t ...
References
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Military ranks of Japan
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