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Japanese
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| 大將軍 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese 大將軍 (MC dajH tsjang kjun), equivalent to 大 (tai-, “great, major”) + 将軍 (shogun, “commander”).
Pronunciation
Noun
大将軍 • (taishōgun) ←たいしやうぐん (taisyaugun)?
- (military, historical) a commander in chief, especially:
- under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, a commander of three lesser 将軍 (shōgun) each commanding 3000 soldiers
- a commander of an expeditionary force with the task of subduing rebels against the imperial court or barbarians
- a commanding officer of the imperial court leading a group of samurai from relating or dependent families
- a shogun
- the head of a samurai family or other warrior class
- the leader of a faction, cabal, , or other group of conspirators
- (cosmology) in Onmyodo, one of the eight gods of the 暦 (koyomi, “almanac”)
Usage notes
Also attested with the rare readings だいしょうぐん (daishōgun) and だいじょうぐん (daijōgun).
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