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

  1. The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

Alternative forms

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