帥
KANJI DETAIL
commander
On readingすい9 strokesN1
Radical 巾 · clothStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 帥.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- すい
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
帥relates to a commander; its on-reading isすい. - Basic usage:
元帥(げんすい)means a marshal, a military rank, while総帥(そうすい)means a supreme commander or head.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A military rank and the head of an organization
元帥appears in examples describing a figure in uniform or a commander who has finished a war.総帥is used for the supreme commander of allied forces and for the head overseeing an organization's divisions. It emphasizes the leading role in an organization, compared with the military rank expressed by元帥.