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

HISTORICAL NOTE:
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 TERMS:

  • 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
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