小卒

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
die; soldier; abruptly
die; soldier; abruptly; hurriedly
simp. and trad.
(小卒)

Pronunciation


Noun

小卒

  1. (literary, military) low ranking soldier; foot soldier; private
  2. (literary) ordinary person
  3. (xiangqi, chess) pawn (on the black side)

Synonyms

  • (chess pawn):

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
せがれ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 小卒 – see the following entry.
こせがれ
[noun] (derogatory, familiar) you little bastard, you little brat
[noun] (humble) one's own son
Alternative spellings
小倅, 小せがれ
(This term, 小卒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
そつ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːso̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

(しょう)(そつ) • (shōsotsu) 

  1. having graduated (卒業) from elementary school (小学校)
Coordinate terms
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