Japanese

Noun

曹長 ‎(hiragana そうちょう, romaji sōchō)

1. major sergeant (the highest rank of noncommissioned officer, above sergeant (軍曹) in the former Japanese Army)

   曹長 (そうちょう)は攻撃 (こうげき)を命令 (めいれい)した。

   Sōchō wa kōgeki o meirei shita.

   Major sergeant ordered the attack.