大将

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See also: 大將

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 大将 – see 大將 (“senior general; high-ranking officer; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 大將).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 将
たい
Grade: 1 		しょう
Grade: 6
kan'on
Alternative spelling
大將 (kyūjitai)
 大将 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old Japanese, in turn from Middle Chinese 大將 (MC dajH|daH tsjang|tsjangH). First cited in Japanese to a text from 765.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

大(たい)将(しょう) • (taishō) ←たいしやう (taisyau)?

  1. (historical, government) the chief of the 近衛府 (Konoefu)
  2. (military) a general
    Hypernym: 将官
    Hyponym: 上級大将
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 准将, 少将, 代将, 中将
  3. (military) an admiral (naval officer of the highest rank)
    Hypernym: 将官
    Coordinate terms: 准尉, 准将, 少将, 代将, 中将
  4. a sportsperson who assumes the leading role in a team, generally the strongest member
    Coordinate terms: 三将, 副将
    • 1984 October 20 [1983 January 15], Motoka Murakami, “日(にっ)本(ぽん)一(いち)の巻(まき) [Japan’s Number One]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 7th edition, volume 8 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 47:
      先(せん)生(せい)！　なして六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)が大(たい)将(しょう)でわたすが副(ふく)将(しょう)だあ⁉
      Sensei! Nashite Musashi ga taishō de watasu ga fukushō dā⁉
      Sensei! How come Musashi’s the first and ah’m the second⁉
    • 1999 November 20 [1999 August 9], Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)９局(きょく)　大(たい)将(しょう)・副(ふく)将(しょう)・三(さん)将(しょう) [Game 9: First, Second and Third]”, in ヒカルの碁, 3rd edition, volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 35:
      オレが大(たい)将(しょう)　このガキが副(ふく)将(しょう)　おまえが三(さん)将(しょう)
      Ore ga taishō Kono gaki ga fukushō O-mae ga sanshō
      I’ll be the first, the brat’s the second, you’re the third
      なんでボクが三(さん)将(しょう)なんだ
      Nan de boku ga sanshō nan da
      Why am I the third?
      実(じつ)力(りょく)順(じゅん)だろ？オレ天(てん)才(さい)だし
      Jitsuryokujun daro? Ore tensai da shi
      Isn’t it supposed to be in order of strength? I’m a genius.
      小(しょう)学(がく)生(せい)に副(ふく)将(しょう)をやらせるわけにいかないよ
      Shōgakusei ni fukushō o yaraseru wake ni ikanai yo
      We can’t have a grade school kid be the second!
      じゃ　おまえが副(ふく)将(しょう)でコイツが三(さん)将(しょう)な
      Ja o-mae ga fukushō de koitsu ga sanshō na
      You’re the second and he’s the third then.

See also

References

  1. ^ “大将”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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