syogun

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 将軍 (shōgun), from an abbreviation of 征夷大将軍 (seii taishogun) which means "general who overcomes the barbarians", from Middle Chinese 將軍 (tsjàng-kjun, “leader of troops, general”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo.ɡun/
• IPA^(key): /ʃɔ.ɡun/
• Hyphenation: syo‧gun

Noun

syogun (first-person possessive syogunku, second-person possessive syogunmu, third-person possessive syogunnya)

1. The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

Alternative forms

• shogun (non-standard)