海士

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
海 士
かい
Grade: 2 		し
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

海 (kai, “sea”) +‎ 士 (-shi, “enlisted person”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かいし [káꜜìshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠iɕi]

Noun

海(かい)士(し) • (kaishi) 

  1. (military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a sailor
    海(かい)士(し)長(ちょう)
    kaishichō
    a leading seaman
    １(いっ)等(とう)海(かい)士(し)
    ittō kaishi
    a seaman
    ２(に)等(とう)海(かい)士(し)
    nitō kaishi
    a seaman apprentice
    ３(さん)等(とう)海(かい)士(し)
    santō kaishi
    a seaman recruit

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
海 士
あ
Grade: 2 		Grade: 5
irregular
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

海士(あま) • (Ama) 

  1. a place name.

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.