Japanese

Noun

征夷大将軍 ‎(hiragana せいいたいしょうぐん, romaji seii taishōgun, historical hiragana せいいたいしやうぐん)

1. during Japanese Nara and Heian periods, a military commander sent to subdue the Emishi
2. during the Japanese Kamakura, Muromachi and Edo periods, the hereditary chief executive of a shogunate government; a shōgun

See also

• 将軍 (しょうぐん) ‎(shōgun)