taishō (admiral) in the Imperial Japanese Navy

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Taishō was a senior flag-officer rank in the Imperial Japanese Navy, equivalent to a full admiral and one of the highest regular naval ranks below the exalted marshal-admiral grade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag officer rank
military rank
naval rank
abolishedWith dissolution of Imperial Japanese Navy in 1945
associatedWith Combined Fleet command NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff NERFINISHED
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
distinctFrom Rikugun taishō (Imperial Japanese Army general) NERFINISHED
gensui (marshal-admiral)
equivalentTo admiral
full admiral
etymology Japanese term literally meaning “great general” or “great commander”
genderRestriction primarily male officers (historical context)
gradeLevel senior flag officer
higherRankThan chūjō (Imperial Japanese Navy vice admiral) NERFINISHED
historicalContext pre–World War II Japanese military system
language Japanese
lowerRankThan gensui kaigun taishō (marshal-admiral)
militaryBranchType navy
NATOequivalent OF-9
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy rank structure
positionInHierarchy one of the highest regular ranks in Imperial Japanese Navy
promotionFrom chūjō (vice admiral)
promotionTo gensui kaigun taishō (marshal-admiral, by special appointment) NERFINISHED
rankGroup flag officer
flag ranks of Imperial Japan
rankInsigniaType shoulder boards
sleeve stripes
relatedRank chūjō (vice admiral) NERFINISHED
kaigun taisa (captain)
shōshō (rear admiral)
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
status defunct rank
timePeriod Meiji period NERFINISHED
Shōwa period (pre-1945) NERFINISHED
Taishō period NERFINISHED
typicalCommand fleet
large naval formation
naval district
usedFor senior career officers
usedIn Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
usedUntil 1945
writingSystem kanji

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Gensui (元帥) higherThan taishō (admiral) in the Imperial Japanese Navy
subject surface form: Gensui