Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Japan

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[1]
海曹長
Kaisōchō
1等海曹
Ittō kaisō
2等海曹
Nitō kaisō
3等海曹
Santō kaisō
海士長
Kaishichō
1等海士
Ittō kaishi
2等海士
Nitō kaishi
自衛官候補生
Jieikan kōhosei
  1. ^ "自衛官の階級" [Self-Defense Forces rank]. mod.go.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 7 June 2021.