幕僚

• 読み: ばくりょう
• ローマ字: bakuryō
• 漢字の分解: 幕 (baku) — tent, headquarters; 僚 (ryō) — colleague, aide, official
• 発音: /bakɯɾʲoː/

意味

Staff officer; military aide; an adviser or senior assistant serving a commanding officer or high-ranking official.

Originally a military term for officers forming a commander's headquarters staff (sharing the 幕 'tent' imagery of 幕府). In modern usage, 幕僚 has expanded to include civilian advisers to senior officials. 統合幕僚長 (Chief of the Joint Staff) is the highest-ranking officer of Japan's Self-Defence Forces. The word implies proximity to power and an advisory rather than a direct line-command role.

例文

1. 統合幕僚長は防衛大臣に対して軍事的助言を行う、自衛隊最高位の幕僚である。
2. 大統領府の幕僚たちは安全保障上の危機に対応するため、深夜まで協議を続けた。
3. 幕僚が作成した複数の作戦案を前に、司令官は最終判断のための検討を重ねた。

使い方ガイド

場面: military, politics, defence, journalism

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

From 幕 (tent, curtain; denoting a military headquarters) and 僚 (colleague, aide, official). 僚 contains the person radical 人 and implies a fellow official or subordinate companion in service — perfectly capturing the advisory and supporting role of a staff officer.

文化的背景

時代: Historical to Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Military/Political