Sa (rank) explained

Japanese: Sa (; ;) is the rank held by field-grade officers in the militaries of Japan, Vietnam and North Korea.

Japan

See also: Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. The only difference between rank names are the use of morphemes, which are Japanese: riku (Japanese: 陸|lit=land), Japanese: kai (Japanese: 海|lit=sea) or Japanese: kū (Japanese: 空|lit=air).[1]

Rank groupSenior officers
Literal translation Aide first class Aide second class Aide third class
[2]
U.S. equivalent[3] ColonelLieutenant colonelMajor
[4]
U.S. equivalent CaptainCommanderLieutenant commander
[5]
U.S. equivalentMajor
Rank groupSenior officers

North Korea

See also: Military ranks of North Korea.

Jwa
Hangul:좌
Rr:Jwa
Mr:Jwa
Rank groupSenior officers
HangulKorean: 대좌Korean: 상좌Korean: 중좌Korean: 소좌
HanjaKorean: 大佐Korean: 上佐Korean: 中佐Korean: 少佐
RomanizationKorean: DaechwaKorean: SangjwaKorean: ChungjwaKorean: Sojwa
Literal translationGreat assistantUpper assistantMiddle assistantSmall assistant
[6]
U.S. equivalentNoneColonelLieutenant colonelMajor
U.S. equivalentNoneCaptainCommanderLieutenant commander
U.S. equivalentNoneColonelLieutenant colonelMajor
Korean: 대좌
Korean: Daechwa		Korean: 상좌
Korean: Sangjwa		Korean: 중좌
Korean: Chungjwa		Korean: 소좌
Korean: Sojwa
Rank groupSenior officers

Vietnam

See main article: Vietnamese military ranks and insignia.

Rank groupSenior officers
Vietnamese: Đại tá Vietnamese: Thượng tá Vietnamese: Trung tá Vietnamese: Thiếu tá
Literal translation Grand assistant Upper assistant Middle assistant Lower assistant
[7]
Translation[8] Senior colonelColonelLieutenant colonelMajor
TranslationUpper captainCaptainCommanderLieutenant commander
TranslationSenior colonelColonelLieutenant colonelMajor
VietnameseVietnamese: Đại tá Vietnamese: Thượng tá Vietnamese: Trung tá Vietnamese: Thiếu tá
Rank groupSenior officers

South Vietnamese variant

See main article: South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia.

Rank groupSenior officers
Vietnamese: Đại tá Vietnamese: Trung tá Vietnamese: Thiếu tá
Literal translation Great assistant Middle assistant Lower assistant

[9]
TranslationColonelLieutenant colonelMajor

TranslationCaptainCommanderLieutenant commander

TranslationColonelLieutenant colonelMajor

TranslationColonelLieutenant colonelMajor
VietnameseVietnamese: Đại tá Vietnamese: Trung tá Vietnamese: Thiếu tá
Rank groupSenior officers

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja . Japanese: 自衛隊の階級 . Ranks of the JSDF . ja:平成16年版 防衛白書 . Defense of Japan 2004 . . 266 . http://www.clearing.mod.go.jp/hakusho_data/2004/2004/pdf/16510000.pdf . 2004 . 2018-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130727224810/http://www.clearing.mod.go.jp/hakusho_data/2004/2004/pdf/16510000.pdf . 2013-07-27.
  2. Web site: 自衛官の階級 . Self-Defense Forces rank . mod.go.jp . 26 December 2021 . ja.
  3. Book: Dolan . Roland E. . Dolan . Roland E. . Worden . Robert L. . Japan: a country study . Area Handbook . 1992 . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . 91029874 . 448-449 . 5th . 21 October 2021 . National Security.
  4. Web site: 階級章 . Rank chapter . mod.go.jp . 7 June 2021 . ja.
  5. Web site: Rank of Insignias . yokota.af.mil . Yokota Air Base . 7 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215091853/https://www.yokota.af.mil/shared/media/document/afd-120807-002.pdf . 15 February 2015 . dead.
  6. Book: Minnich . James M. . Worden . Robert L. . North Korea: a country study . Area Handbook . 2008 . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . 2008028547 . 266, 268 . 5th . 20 October 2021 . National Security.
  7. Web site: Quy định quân hiệu, cấp hiệu, phù hiệu và lễ phục của Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam . mod.gov.vn . Ministry of Defence (Vietnam) . 30 May 2021 . 26 August 2009. vi. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202031836/http://www.mod.gov.vn/wps/portal/!ut/p/b1/vZTbcqJAEIafJQ9gMcOZSxiOg6AcBW4sEVSECEEU5OmXbLJbm9RuvMk6fdVVf9fX_c_0EAkREclpcy32m66oT5vqNU_YtSraLi9BEQDgMcCgRDOYC1MicpMgngRIE3WamwPAz7VJIOqBKzgUBUTqY_2C0_mpHiGGCikIJECsiOgY0wM6W70i-ruynFfb1fYQX7ZNdtn5qHA8c6zP5WWtN7JZeulq7Id0jm6zQejicQQsiZnxbA4Q57NTs-r7sKUaVLQlv5USsiPHDjJShYe9dkQvriL39cy8OujA12x08P2QCfHIXDr1KPJw3aZRs1ueQ_tk1k_vs4F_HBHcm-2t_gvBHW9XRPJRoomhCgzsARFxDIlo7l3wlf0_BV_MEE8C7o8mfZ6bujBCgZZpCESW8IkI0GvveGuMsRzdI-iBPzrQBh0GXGhZnB7YQYXtbAE9ObRgG_RWig3Lx5Y3BqQn6MssdANJlOTL3r_eA3KPBjL_G6gt9Ndb8zHjLRwS0NSDJ3TobwdiItlXdTp9EGESU5JcG72ieOtDsFh6TK4Vy7piTSpNvZtbVTG5P_HXbTEfbE3I8eGUsfDs3MJcRU1WvTi52SWXoj-uFptwE0eD1SaoWy27ss1UyzsBf5fBgyr07TEdcUpK82dnN-SoyGZNv0CIXxou1HKc-HzKIoVLcXNBNuhNeNhYAPdT3oc2ZexMrbAYdqf6oTq-bBF5fiJsvX7OP9v3aRGdvz2QwVb6wR-xAUswWEHr2r5yswTJ9mXlBgJoW21meWUNvbIxz538yz4v4oToDpClHwx0uP8N_LwC4NGWst8ObJ6DqzlnXX2MfkeuXZ_fYv_0AytYOeM!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/. 2 December 2021. dead.
  8. Book: Pike . Douglas . Cima . Ronald J. . Vietnam: a country study . Area Handbook . 1989 . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . 88600482 . 256 . 1st . 31 December 2023 . National Security.
  9. Book: Armed Forces Information and Education . Uniforms of Seven Allies (DOD GEN-30) . 1968 . Department of Defense . 26-28 . 2 July 2022.

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