征夷大将軍

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.4 See also

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
征	夷	大	将	軍

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [seii taiɕoːgun]

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• 将軍 (shōgun)