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将軍

将軍

See also: 將軍 and 将军

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 6
ぐん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

将軍 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 將軍, hiragana しょうぐん, romaji shōgun, historical hiragana しやうぐん)

  1. commander of troops
  2. (military) general
Synonyms
  • (military general): 将官 (しょうかん) (shōkan)
Derived terms
Usage notes

In modern military system, 将軍 refers to any military officers who have the ranks with the character , i.e. 大将 (taishō), 中将 (chūjō), 少将 (shōshō), and 准将 (junshō).

Etymology 2

From an abbreviation of 征夷大将軍 (seii taishōgun), meaning “the general who overcomes the barbarians”.[2]

Noun

将軍 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 將軍, hiragana しょうぐん, romaji shōgun, historical hiragana しやうぐん)

  1. the supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan: the shogun

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan