(n) the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army), Syn. rank, Example:the strike was supported by the union rank and file; he rose from the ranks to become a colonel
[せい(P);しょう(ok);そう(ok), sei (P); shou (ok); sou (ok)] (n) (1) hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); (2) (arch) clan#2497
[せい(P);しょう(ok);そう(ok), sei (P); shou (ok); sou (ok)] (n) (1) surname; family name; (2) (せい only) (See 姓・かばね) hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing); (P)#2497
[けいし;けし;いえづかさ, keishi ; keshi ; iedukasa] (n) (1) steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period); (2) (See 政所・3) administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)