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Captain in Chinese / Japanese...
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Captain
duì zhǎng
taichou
This Chinese and Japanese word means captain, team leader, or commanding officer.
隊長 is an odd title for a calligraphy wall scroll, so it's really here for educational purposes only.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Captain | 隊長 队长 | taichou / taicho | duì zhǎng dui4 zhang3 dui zhang duizhang | tui chang tuichang |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
隊長 队长 see styles |
duì zhǎng / dui4 zhang3 tui chang taichou / taicho / たいちょう |
 More info & calligraphy: commanding officer |
一尉 see styles |
ichii / ichi / いちい | captain (JSDF) |
上尉 see styles |
shàng wèi / shang4 wei4 shang wei |
captain (military rank) |
主将 see styles |
shushou / shusho / しゅしょう | (1) commander-in-chief; supreme commander; (2) {sports} captain (of a team); (personal name) Kazumasa |
刀禰 see styles |
tone / とね | (1) {Shinto} (used at certain shrines, e.g. Ise, Kamo) priest; (2) (archaism) (See 四等官) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system; (3) (archaism) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (4) (archaism) prominent member of a town; (5) river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (6) (archaism) (medieval) harbor manager; (7) (archaism) bandit leader; head of a gang of brigands; (surname) Tone |
副将 see styles |
fukushou / fukusho / ふくしょう | (1) second in command (of an army); (2) {sports} vice-captain; (3) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) |
大佐 see styles |
taisa(p);daisa / たいさ(P);だいさ | (だいさ used by Imperial Japanese Navy) colonel; (navy) captain; (place-name, surname) Oosa |
大尉 see styles |
dà wèi / da4 wei4 ta wei taii(p);daii / tai(p);dai / たいい(P);だいい |
captain (army rank); senior captain (pron. だいい in ref. to the old Japanese navy) captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.) |
庫克 库克 see styles |
kù kè / ku4 ke4 k`u k`o / ku ko |
Cook (name); Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer |
機長 机长 see styles |
jī zhǎng / ji1 zhang3 chi chang kichou / kicho / きちょう |
captain; chief pilot captain (of an aircraft) |
空尉 see styles |
kuui / kui / くうい | (Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence); lieutenant |
老大 see styles |
lǎo dà / lao3 da4 lao ta |
old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang |
船主 see styles |
chuán zhǔ / chuan2 zhu3 ch`uan chu / chuan chu senshu(p);funanushi / せんしゅ(P);ふなぬし |
ship's captain; owner of ship shipowner |
船師 船师 see styles |
chuán shī / chuan2 shi1 ch`uan shih / chuan shih senshi |
Captain, i.e. the Buddha as captain of salvation, ferrying across to the nirvāṇa shore. |
船長 船长 see styles |
chuán zhǎng / chuan2 zhang3 ch`uan chang / chuan chang senchou(p);funaosa / sencho(p);funaosa / せんちょう(P);ふなおさ |
captain (of a boat); skipper (1) ship's captain; skipper; (2) (せんちょう only) length of a ship; (3) (ふなおさ only) boatman; (surname) Funanaga |
艦長 舰长 see styles |
jiàn zhǎng / jian4 zhang3 chien chang kanchou / kancho / かんちょう |
commander; captain (of a warship) captain (of a warship) |
領隊 领队 see styles |
lǐng duì / ling3 dui4 ling tui |
to lead a group; leader of a group; captain (of sports squad) |
侍衛長 see styles |
jieichou / jiecho / じえいちょう | captain of the guard |
千卒長 see styles |
sensotsuchou / sensotsucho / せんそつちょう | captain of a thousand |
大船師 大船师 see styles |
dà chuán shī / da4 chuan2 shi1 ta ch`uan shih / ta chuan shih dai senshi |
The captain of the great ship of salvation, Buddha; captain of the great ship |
波提乏 see styles |
bō tí fá / bo1 ti2 fa2 po t`i fa / po ti fa |
Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis) |
琅威理 see styles |
láng wēi lǐ / lang2 wei1 li3 lang wei li |
Captain William M Lang (1843-), British adviser to the Qing north China navy 北洋水師|北洋水师 during the 1880s |
甲必丹 see styles |
kapitan / カピタン | (obsolete) captain (por:) |
甲比丹 see styles |
kapitan / カピタン | (obsolete) captain (por:) |
船長室 see styles |
senchoushitsu / senchoshitsu / せんちょうしつ | captain's cabin |
キャップ see styles |
kyappu / キャップ | (1) cap (headwear); (2) cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); (3) (from 'captain') leader; chief; head; (personal name) Capp; Kapp |
スキップ see styles |
sukippu / スキップ | (noun/participle) (1) skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); (2) skipping (over); (3) skip (captain of a curling team); skipper; (personal name) Skipp; Skip |
一等海佐 see styles |
ittoukaisa / ittokaisa / いっとうかいさ | captain (in the Maritime Self Defence Force) |
庫克船長 库克船长 see styles |
kù kè chuán zhǎng / ku4 ke4 chuan2 zhang3 k`u k`o ch`uan chang / ku ko chuan chang |
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer |
海軍上校 海军上校 see styles |
hǎi jun shàng xiào / hai3 jun1 shang4 xiao4 hai chün shang hsiao |
captain (= UK and US Navy equivalent) |
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