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, 大将, 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 dɑi^H|dɑ^H t͡sɨɐŋ|t͡sɨɐŋ^H). First cited in Japanese to a text from 765.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たいしょー [táꜜìshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3][4]
IPA^(key): [ta̠iɕo̞ː]

Noun

大(たい)将(しょう) • (taishō) ^{←たいしやう (taisyau)^?} (kyūjitai 大將)

(historical, government) the chief of the 近衛府 (Konoefu)
(military) a general
Hypernym: 将官
Coordinate terms: 准尉, 准将, 少将, 代将, 中将
Hyponym: 上級大将
(military) an admiral (naval officer of the highest rank)
Hypernym: 将官
Coordinate terms: 准尉, 准将, 少将, 代将, 中将
a sportsperson who assumes the leading role in a team, generally the strongest member
Coordinate terms: 三将, 副将
- 1984 October 20 [Jan 15 1983], Murakami, Motoka, “日(にっ)本(ぽん)一(いち)の巻(まき) [Japan’s Number One]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 8 (fiction), 7th edition, 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 [Aug 9 1999], Hotta, Yumi; 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) [Game 9: First, Second and Third]”, in ヒカルの碁, volume 2 (fiction), 3rd edition, 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.

References

“大将”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] “大将”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-4] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN