大将

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: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	将
たい Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 6
kan’on

Alternative spelling
大將 (kyūjitai)

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.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) た​いしょー [táꜜìshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iɕo̞ː]

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)”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) (六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん)), 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)”, 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

• ガキ大(だい)将(しょう) (gakidaishō)
• 大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (taishōgun)