司 令 官(しれいかん)

しれいかん

noun

commander; commanding officer

1. commander; commanding officer; commandant

A high-ranking military officer who commands a unit, base, or operation. Also used figuratively for leaders who direct large-scale operations.

司令官(しれいかん)が命令(めいれい)を出(だ)した。

The commander issued an order.

最高(さいこう)司令官(しれいかん)として作戦(さくせん)を指揮(しき)する。

To direct operations as supreme commander.

新(あたら)しい司令官(しれいかん)が着任(ちゃくにん)し、部隊(ぶたい)の士気(しき)が高(たか)まった。

The new commander took up his post, and the troops' morale rose.

Composed of 司令(しれい) (command, directing) + 官(かん) (officer, official). A formal military title for the officer in charge of a unit or base.

Common collocations

最高(さいこう)司令官(しれいかん): supreme commander
司令官(しれいかん)に任命(にんめい)する: to appoint as commander
司令官(しれいかん)の命令(めいれい): the commander's order
総(そう)司令官(しれいかん): commander-in-chief

Etymology

連合国軍最高司令官総司令部(れんごうこくぐんさいこうしれいかんそうしれいぶ) (GHQ/SCAP) was the headquarters of the Allied occupation of Japan after World War II, led by General MacArthur as 最高(さいこう)司令官(しれいかん).

Related words

司令部(しれいぶ): headquarters, command center
指揮官(しきかん): commanding officer — more general term for someone who directs
将軍(しょうぐん): general — a military rank

Related Words

Related: 司令部(しれいぶ) (headquarters, command center)

Related: 指揮官(しきかん) (commanding officer)

Related: 将軍(しょうぐん) (general)

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