大将軍

大将軍

See also: 大將軍 and 大将军

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	将	軍
たい Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 6	ぐん Grade: 4
kan’on		kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
大將軍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 大將軍 (MC dɑi^H t͡sɨɐŋ kɨun), equivalent to 大 (tai-, “great, major”) +‎ 将軍 (shogun, “commander”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たいしょ​ーぐん [tàíshóꜜògùǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iɕo̞ːɡɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) • (taishōgun) ^{←たいしやうぐん (taisyaugun)?} (kyūjitai 大將軍)

1. (military, historical) a commander in chief, especially:
   1. under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, a commander of three lesser 将軍 (shōgun) each commanding 3000 soldiers [from Asuka to Nara period]
   2. a commander of an expeditionary force with the task of subduing rebels against the imperial court or barbarians [from Nara to Heian period]
   3. a commanding officer of the imperial court leading a group of samurai from relating or dependent families [since the end of the Heian period]
   4. a shogun [since the Kamakura period]
2. the head of a samurai family or other warrior class
3. the leader of a faction, cabal, , or other group of conspirators
4. (cosmology) in Onmyodo, one of the eight gods of the 暦 (koyomi, “almanac”)

Usage notes

Also attested with the rare readings だいしょうぐん (daishōgun) and だいじょうぐん (daijōgun).

Coordinate terms

• 八(はち)将(しょう)神(じん) (hachishōjin): 太(たい)歳(さい) (taisai), 大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (taishōgun), 大(だい)陰(おん) (daion), 歳(さい)刑(きょう) (saikyō), 歳(さい)破(は) (saiha), 歳(さい)殺(せつ) (saisetsu), 黄(おう)幡(ばん) (ōban), 豹(ひょう)尾(び) (hyōbi)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 羽(う)林(りん)大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (urin taishōgun)
• 騎(き)兵(へい)大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (kihei taishōgun)
• 持(じ)節(せつ)大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (jisetsu taishōgun)
• 征(せい)夷(い)大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (seii taishōgun)
• 征(せい)西(せい)大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (seisei taishōgun)
• 征(せい)討(とう)大(だい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (seitō-daishōgun)
• 征(せい)東(とう)大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (seitō taishōgun)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN