How do you read 代将?

代将 is read だいしょう (daishou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 代将?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 代将 in romaji?

代将 is written daishou in romaji, also spelled daisho.

What kanji are in 代将?

代 (Substitute, Change); 将 (Leader, Commander).

代将だいしょう

だいしょう · daishou (also spelled daisho)

noun

Brigadier general, commodore

Other ways to say “brigadier general” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

代Substitute, Change, Convert 音だい・たい訓か.わる・かわ.る JLPT N4 · 5 strokes 将Leader, Commander, General 音しょう・そう訓まさ.に・はた JLPT N2 · 10 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

時代じだいage, period, epoch, era 先代せんだいfamily predecessor, previous age, previous generation 代るかわるto take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for 代弁だいべんspeak for another 代用だいようsubstitution 代金だいきんprice, cost 将来しょうらい(in the) future; prospects 将棋しょうぎJapanese chess

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What does 代将 mean?

Brigadier general, commodore.

How do you pronounce 代将?

だいしょう (daishou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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