2007-03-23 18:40:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You probably don't have Japanese font enabled so I won't put it down here, but "Taisho" literally means "Great General". Colloquially it is used like "Boss" or "Chief". Formally, it is the literal equivalent of "General". Lesser ranks are "Chusho" ("Middle General", or a Lieutenant General equivalent) and "Shosho" ("Lesser General", or a Brigadier equivalent). All these ranks are no longer in use by the Japanese, being considered relics of the old Imperial Army.
For the record, Captain (as in Company Commander) is "Tai-I" (pronounced more closely as "Tai-Yee").
And yes, "Taisho" is also an Imperial era. The two words are homonyms, and you can only tell them apart by their written Kanji pictographs or in the context they are spoken.
2007-03-25 03:38:59 · answer #1 · answered by Nat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taisho was a period in Japanese history under Emporer Taisho. It was in the early 20th century.
2007-03-23 18:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by Annie D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its captain in japanese
2007-03-23 18:44:21 · answer #3 · answered by sHica 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋