征夷大将軍

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [seii taiɕoːɡun]

Etymology [edit]

/seii taisyaugun/ > /seii taisyoːgun/. Literally "great general who subdues eastern barbarians".

Noun [edit]

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

  1. during Japanese Nara and Heian periods, a military commander sent to subdue the Emishi
  2. during the Japanese feudal periods, the commander of a bakufu; a shōgun

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