Illustration: On a municipal football pitch, a team gathers around one player wearing the same muddy kit as everyone else and a plain armband. This player draws a discouraged goalkeeper into the circle with one arm and extends their other hand into the center.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

主しゅ将しょう

shushou

team captain

Example sentences

彼かれは主将しゅしょうに選えらばれた。
He was chosen captain.
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彼かれはそのチームの主将しゅしょうになった。
He was made captain of the team.
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洋子ようこはバレーボールの主将しゅしょうです。
Yoko is the captain of the volleyball team.
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Kanji in 主将

主lord; chiefOnシュ・ス・シュウKunぬし・おも・あるじ
将leader; commanderOnショウ・ソウKunまさに・はた・まさ

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