将軍

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しょーぐん [shòógúń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɡɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

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Etymology 1

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

From Middle Chinese compound 將軍 (tsjang^H 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)

1. commander of troops
2. (military) general

Synonyms

• (military general): 将 (しょう)官 (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”.[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)

1. the supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan: the shogun

See also

• 幕府 (ばくふ) (bakufu): the shogunate
• 天 (てん)皇 (のう) (tennō): emperor

Descendants

• Danish: shogun c
• English: shogun
• French: shogun m
• Italian: shogun m
• Polish: szogun m

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan