尉官

Noun

 * 1) junior officer above the rank of warrant officer and below that of major

Etymology
. is a rather non-specific Chinese word, used of government positions as low as "warden" and as high as "marshal" (see, , , , ). In Japan, however, likely comes from the old kanji spellings used in titles in the military or guard under the  system, particularly the third-in-command of the  or the, although it was read as  instead, and it was merely a specialized spelling of.

Noun

 * 1)  a