Sa (rank)

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

Japan
See also: Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces

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 groupSenior officers
1等佐
(Ittō sa)		2等佐
(Nitō sa)		3等佐
(Santō sa)
Literal translationAide first classAide second classAide 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] ColonelLieutenant colonelMajor
1等佐
(Ittō sa)		2等佐
(Nitō sa)		3等佐
(Santō sa)
Rank groupSenior officers

North Korea
See also: Military ranks of North Korea
Jwa
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJwa
McCune–ReischauerJwa
Rank groupSenior officers
대좌
Daechwa		 상좌
Sangjwa		 중좌
Chungjwa		 소좌
Sojwa
 Korean People's Army Ground Force[6]
U.S. equivalent[6] None Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major
 Korean People's Army Naval Force[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 groupSenior officers

References
  1. "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.
  2. "自衛官の階級" [Self-Defense Forces rank]. mod.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. "階級章" [Rank chapter]. mod.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. "Rank of Insignias" (PDF). yokota.af.mil. Yokota Air Base. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. 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.
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