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Sa (rank)

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Sa (Japanese: 佐; Korean: 좌; Hanja: 佐; RR: jwa; Vietnamese: tá) is the rank held by field-grade officers in the militaries of Japan, Vietnam and North Korea.

Japan[edit]

The only difference between rank names are the use of morphemes, which are riku (Japanese: 陸, lit. 'land'), kai (Japanese: 海, lit. 'sea') or kū (Japanese: 空, lit. 'air').^[1]

Rank group	Senior officers
	1等佐 (Ittō sa)	2等佐 (Nitō sa)	3等佐 (Santō sa)
Literal translation	Aide first class	Aide second class	Aide third class
Japanese Ground Forces^[2]
U.S. equivalent^[3]	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Japanese Navy^[2]^[4]
U.S. equivalent^[3]	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander
Japanese Air Force^[2]^[5]
U.S. equivalent^[3]	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
	1等佐 (Ittō sa)	2等佐 (Nitō sa)	3等佐 (Santō sa)
Rank group	Senior officers

North Korea[edit]

Jwa
Hangul	좌
Hanja	佐
Revised Romanization	Jwa
McCune–Reischauer	Jwa

Rank group	Senior officers
Hangul	대좌	상좌	중좌	소좌
Hanja	大佐	上佐	中佐	少佐
Romanization	Daechwa	Sangjwa	Chungjwa	Sojwa
Literal translation	Great assistant	Upper assistant	Middle assistant	Small assistant
Korean People's Army Ground Force^[6]
U.S. equivalent^[6]	None	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Korean People's Navy^[6]
U.S. equivalent^[6]	None	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander
Korean People's Army Air Force^[6]
U.S. equivalent^[6]	None	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
	대좌 Daechwa	상좌 Sangjwa	중좌 Chungjwa	소좌 Sojwa
Rank group	Senior officers

Vietnam[edit]

Rank group	Senior officers
Vietnamese	Đại tá	Thượng tá	Trung tá	Thiếu tá
Chữ Hán	大佐	上佐	中佐	少佐
Literal translation	Great assistant	Upper assistant	Middle assistant	Lower assistant
Vietnam People's Ground Force^[7]
Translation^[8]	Senior colonel	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Vietnam People's Navy^[7]
Translation^[8]	Upper captain	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander
Vietnam People's Air Force^[7]
Translation^[8]	Senior colonel	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Vietnamese	Đại tá	Thượng tá	Trung tá	Thiếu tá
Rank group	Senior officers

South Vietnamese variant[edit]

Rank group	Senior officers
Vietnamese	Đại tá	Trung tá	Thiếu tá
Chữ Hán	大佐	中佐	少佐
Literal translation	Great assistant	Middle assistant	Lower assistant
Army of the Republic of Vietnam (1967-1975)^[9]
Translation^[9]	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Republic of Vietnam Navy (1967-1975)^[9]
Translation^[9]	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander
Republic of Vietnam Marine Division (1967-1975)
Translation	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Republic of Vietnam Air Force (1967-1975)^[9]
Translation^[9]	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Vietnamese	Đại tá	Trung tá	Thiếu tá
Rank group	Senior officers

References[edit]

^ "自衛隊の階級" [Ranks of the JSDF]. 平成16年版防衛白書 [Defense of Japan 2004] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japanese Defense Agency. 2004. p. 266. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2018-04-09.

^ ^a ^b ^c "自衛官の階級" [Self-Defense Forces rank]. mod.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c Dolan, Roland E. (1992). "National Security". In Dolan, Roland E.; Worden, Robert L. (eds.). Japan: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 448-449. LCCN 91029874. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

^ "階級章" [Rank chapter]. mod.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

^ "Rank of Insignias" (PDF). yokota.af.mil. Yokota Air Base. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Minnich, James M. (2008). "National Security". In Worden, Robert L. (ed.). North Korea: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 266, 268. LCCN 2008028547. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Quy định quân hiệu, cấp hiệu, phù hiệu và lễ phục của Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam". mod.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Ministry of Defence (Vietnam). 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c Pike, Douglas (1989). "National Security". In Cima, Ronald J. (ed.). Vietnam: a country study. Area Handbook (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 256. LCCN 88600482. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Armed Forces Information and Education (1968). Uniforms of Seven Allies (DOD GEN-30). Department of Defense. pp. 26–28. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

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