将軍
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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将 | 軍 |
しょう Grade: 6 |
ぐん Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Etymology 1
/sjauɡun/ → /ɕauɡun/ → /ɕɔːɡun/ → /ɕoːɡun/
From Middle Chinese compound 將軍 (tsjangH kjun, literally “leader + army”). Compare modern Min Nan chiong-kun, Minangkabau ciŏng-gŭng.
Noun
将軍 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 將軍, hiragana しょうぐん, rōmaji shōgun, historical hiragana しやうぐん)
Synonyms
- (military general): 将官 (shōkan)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 大将軍 (taishōgun)
- 征夷大将軍 (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”.[2]
Noun
将軍 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 將軍, hiragana しょうぐん, rōmaji shōgun, historical hiragana しやうぐん)
- the supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan: the shogun
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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