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Sa (Japanese: 佐; Korean: 좌; Hanja: 佐; RR: jwa; Vietnamese: tá) is the rank held by field-grade officers in the militaries of Japan, Vietnam and North Korea.
The only difference between rank names are the use of morphemes, which are riku (Japanese: 陸, lit. 'land'), kai (Japanese: 海, lit. 'sea') or kū (Japanese: 空, lit. 'air').[1]
Rank group | Senior officers | |||
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1等佐 (Ittō sa) | 2等佐 (Nitō sa) | 3等佐 (Santō sa) | ||
Literal translation | Aide first class | Aide second class | Aide third class | |
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U.S. equivalent[3] | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | |
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U.S. equivalent[3] | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | |
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U.S. equivalent[3] | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | |
1等佐 (Ittō sa) | 2等佐 (Nitō sa) | 3等佐 (Santō sa) | ||
Rank group | Senior officers |
Rank group | Senior officers | |||
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Hangul | 대좌 | 상좌 | 중좌 | 소좌 |
Hanja | 大佐 | 上佐 | 中佐 | 少佐 |
Romanization | Daechwa | Sangjwa | Chungjwa | Sojwa |
Literal translation | Great assistant | Upper assistant | Middle assistant | Small assistant |
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U.S. equivalent[6] | None | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
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U.S. equivalent[6] | None | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander |
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U.S. equivalent[6] | None | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
대좌 Daechwa |
상좌 Sangjwa |
중좌 Chungjwa |
소좌 Sojwa | |
Rank group | Senior officers |
Rank group | Senior officers | |||
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Vietnamese | Đại tá | Thượng tá | Trung tá | Thiếu tá |
Chữ Hán | 大佐 | 上佐 | 中佐 | 少佐 |
Literal translation | Grand assistant | Upper assistant | Middle assistant | Lower assistant |
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Translation[8] | Senior colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
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Translation[8] | Upper captain | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander |
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Translation[8] | Senior colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
Vietnamese | Đại tá | Thượng tá | Trung tá | Thiếu tá |
Rank group | Senior officers |
Rank group | Senior officers | ||
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Vietnamese | Đại tá | Trung tá | Thiếu tá |
Chữ Hán | 大佐 | 中佐 | 少佐 |
Literal translation | Great assistant | Middle assistant | Lower assistant |
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Translation[9] | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
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Translation[9] | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander |
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Translation | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
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Translation[9] | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
Vietnamese | Đại tá | Trung tá | Thiếu tá |
Rank group | Senior officers |
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