As for the other branches:—

Kika-no = engineer.

Gui-ni = doctor.

Shukei = paymaster.

Zosin = constructor.

The affix _kwan_ (pronounced “kuàrn”) denotes junior rank,

and is equivalent to our “assistant.” _Tdi-kikansh_ is also

“assistant-engineer,” while the chief of any ship is _kikan-sho_.

The ordinary warrant officer is known as a _juin’shi-kwan_ (“jivēntsh

kuàrn”).

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