Meaning

Primary

Captain

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The big military officer is in charge of everyone else. He's the captain. You can tell because he wears a really big captain hat.

Reading

たいい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

大尉の死は決して無駄ではなかった。

The captain’s death wasn’t useless by any means.

Kanji Composition