将軍

See also: 將軍 and 将军

Japanese

Kanji in this term
将	軍
しょう Grade: 6	ぐん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
將軍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

/sjauɡun/ → /ɕauɡun/ → /ɕɔːɡun/ → /ɕoːɡun/

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese compound 將軍／将军 (tsjang^H kjun, literally “leader + army”). Compare modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Min Nan chiong-kun, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Eastern Min ciŏng-gŭng.

Noun

1. commander of troops
2. (military) general

Synonyms

• (military general): 将官(しょうかん) (shōkan)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 大将軍(たいしょうぐん) (taishōgun)
• 征夷大将軍(せいいたいしょうぐん) (seii taishōgun)

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”.

Noun

1. the supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan: the shogun

See also

• 幕府(ばくふ) (bakufu): the shogunate
• 天皇(てんのう) (tennō): emperor

Descendants

• → Danish: shogun c
• → English: shogun, xogun
• → French: shogun m
• → Italian: shogun m
• → Polish: szogun m
• → Portuguese: xogum