司令塔(しれいとう)

しれいとう
noun
control tower; command tower; playmaker
sportsmilitary
1. control tower; command tower; conning tower
A tower structure from which operations are directed, such as on a military vessel, in a military base, or at a facility.
艦(かん)の司令塔(しれいとう)から指示(しじ)を出(だ)す。
To give orders from the ship's conning tower.
この城(しろ)の司令塔(しれいとう)は戦時(せんじ)中(ちゅう)に使(つか)われていた。
This castle's command tower was used during wartime.
潜水艦(せんすいかん)の司令塔(しれいとう)が海面(かいめん)に現(あらわ)れた。
The submarine's conning tower appeared above the surface.
2. playmaker; leader; person who directs operations
Figuratively, a person who serves as the central decision-maker or director of a team or organization, especially in sports.
彼(かれ)はチームの司令塔(しれいとう)だ。
He is the team's playmaker.
キャプテンが司令塔(しれいとう)として試合(しあい)を組(く)み立(た)てた。
The captain built the game as the playmaker.
彼女(かのじょ)はプロジェクトの司令塔(しれいとう)として、各(かく)チームをまとめている。
She serves as the command center of the project, coordinating all the teams.

Originally a military term for a physical command structure, now widely used figuratively in sports journalism and business. In soccer and basketball, the 司令塔(しれいとう) is the player who directs the team's offense.

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Related: 司令部(しれいぶ) (headquarters, command center)
Related: 管制塔(かんせいとう) (air traffic control tower)
Compare: プレイメーカー (playmaker)
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Added 2026.3.27 9:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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