征夷大将軍
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||||
| 征 | 夷 | 大 | 将 | 軍 |
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)
- during Japanese Nara and Heian periods, a military commander sent to subdue the Emishi
- during the Japanese feudal periods, the commander of a bakufu; a shōgun
See also [edit]
- 将軍 (shōgun)
