ちゅうさ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ちゅうさ – see the following entry.
中佐
[noun] (military) a lieutenant colonel
[noun] (military) a commander (naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
[noun] (military) a wing commander
(This term, ちゅうさ (chūsa), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)