たいい
Taii
Also read: だいい
大尉 (Taii) is a Japanese noun meaning “captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)”.
Meanings
- nouncaptain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)だいい used by Imperial Japanese Navy
Examples
少佐は大尉の上官である。
A major is above a captain.
大尉は軍曹よりも階級が上だ。
A captain is above a sergeant.
彼は大尉以上の者を全員招集した。
He called together everyone who was a captain and above.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).