commander, leading troops, governor
On'yomi (音読み)
- スイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「帥」 primarily means "commander" or "governor." It's usually used in noun form and does not have a common verb form. This kanji appears in several important compounds. For example, "元帥" (げんすい) means "field marshal," a high-ranking military officer, while "総帥" (そうすい) refers to a "commander-in-chief," the highest-ranking officer in command of an army. Another example is "統帥" (とうすい), which means "supreme command," emphasizing authority over military operations. When you see this kanji, you can associate it with leadership in a military context.
Example sentences
彼は司令官として部隊を指揮した。
He commanded the troops as a general.
Meanings across languages
- English
- commander, leading troops, governor
- Tiếng Việt
- chỉ huy
- 日本語
- 指揮官
- 한국어
- 사령관
- 中文
- 指挥官
- id
- komandan, memimpin pasukan, gubernur
- th
- ผู้บัญชาการ, ผู้นำทัพ, ผู้ว่าการ
- es
- comandante, líder de tropas, gobernador
- fr
- commandant, dirigeant des troupes, gouverneur
- de
- Befehlshaber, Truppenführer, Gouverneur
- pt
- comandante, líder de tropas, governador
Common compounds
- 元帥げんすい(field) marshal, (fleet) admiral, general of the army
- 総帥そうすいcommander-in-chief, leader, head of a group of companies
- 統帥とうすいsupreme command, high command
- 将帥しょうすいcommander
- 渠帥きょすいchief of bandits
- 梟帥たけるleader of a powerful tribe
- 元帥府げんすいふSupreme Military Council (1898-1945)
- 統帥権とうすいけんsupreme command authority (of the emperor)
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