副将

See also: 副將

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 副将 – see 副將 (“second in command”). (This term is the simplified form of 副將).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
副	将
ふく Grade: 4	しょう Grade: 6
kan'on

Alternative spelling
副將 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 副 (fuku-, “vice-”) +‎ 将 (shō, “commander”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̊kɯ̟ɕo̞ː]
• (Tokyo) ふくしょー [fùkúshóó] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

副(ふく)将(しょう) • (fukushō) ^{←ふくしやう (fukusyau)?}

1. (military) a second-in-command
2. second, vice-captain (the second highest-ranking member of a sport team, generally the second strongest member)
   • 1984 October 20 [1983 January 15], Motoka Murakami, “日(にっ)本(ぽん)一(いち)の巻(まき) [Japan’s Number One]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 7th edition, volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 47:

     先(せん)生(せい)！　なして六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)が大(たい)将(しょう)でわたすが副(ふく)将(しょう)だあ⁉

     Sensei! Nashite Musashi ga taishō de watasu ga fukushō dā⁉

     Sensei! How come Musashi’s the first and ah’m the second!?

   • 1999 November 20 [1999 August 9], Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)９(きゅう)局(きょく)　大(たい)将(しょう)・副(ふく)将(しょう)・三(さん)将(しょう) [Game 9: First, Second and Third]”, in ヒカルの碁, 3rd edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 35:

     オレが大(たい)将(しょう)　このガキが副(ふく)将(しょう)　おまえが三(さん)将(しょう)

     Ore ga taishō Kono gaki ga fukushō O-mae ga sanshō

     I’ll be the first, the brat’s the second, you’re the third.

     なんでボクが三(さん)将(しょう)なんだ

     Nan de boku ga sanshō nan da

     Why am I the third?

     実(じつ)力(りょく)順(じゅん)だろ？オレ天才だし

     Jitsuryokujun daro? Ore tensai da shi

     Isn’t it supposed to be in order of strength? I’m a genius.

     小(しょう)学(がく)生(せい)に副(ふく)将(しょう)をやらせるわけにいかないよ

     Shōgakusei ni fukushō o yaraseru wake ni ikanai yo

     We can’t have a grade school kid be the second!

     じゃ　おまえが副(ふく)将(しょう)でコイツが三(さん)将(しょう)な

     Ja o-mae ga fukushō de koitsu ga sanshō na

     You’re the second and he’s the third then.

See also

• 大(たい)将(しょう) (taishō)
• 三(さん)将(しょう) (sanshō)

References

• “副将”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026