将軍
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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将 | 軍 |
しょう Grade: 6 |
ぐん Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
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將軍 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
/sjauɡun/ → /ɕauɡun/ → /ɕɔːɡun/ → /ɕoːɡun/
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese compound 將軍/将军 (tsjangH kjun, literally “leader + army”). Compare modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Min Nan chiong-kun, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Eastern Min ciŏng-gŭng.
Noun
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Synonyms
- (military general): 将官 (shōkan)
Derived terms
Usage notes
In modern military system, 将軍 refers to any military officers who have the ranks with the character 将, i.e. 大将 (taishō), 中将 (chūjō), 少将 (shōshō), and 准将 (junshō).
Etymology 2
From an abbreviation of 征夷大将軍 (seii taishōgun), meaning “the general who overcomes the barbarians”.[1]
Noun
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- the supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan: the shogun
See also
Descendants
- → Danish: shogun c
- → English: shogun, xogun
- → French: shogun m
- → Italian: shogun m
- → Polish: szogun m
- → Portuguese: xogum
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN