征夷大将軍

See also: 征夷大將軍

Japanese
Kanji in this term
征 夷 大 将 軍
せい
Grade: S		 い
Jinmeiyō		 たい
Grade: 1		 しょう
Grade: 6		 ぐん
Grade: 4
kan’on kan’yōon

Etymology

Compound of 征 (せい)夷 (い) (seii, “warring against barbarians”) + 大 (たい)将 (しょう)軍 (ぐん) (taishōgun, “commander in chief”).

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) せ​ーいたいしょーぐん [séꜜèì tàìshòògùǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • (Tokyo) せーいたい​しょーぐん [sèéí táíꜜshòògùǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
    • IPA(key): [se̞iː ta̠iɕo̞ːɡɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

征夷大将軍 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 征夷大將軍, hiragana せいいたいしょうぐん, rōmaji Seii Taishōgun, historical hiragana せいいたいしやうぐん)

  1. (historical) a military commander sent to subdue the 蝦夷 (Emishi, “ancient ethnic group from northeastern Japan”) [from around the Asuka/Nara to Heian periods]
  2. (historical) shogun: the hereditary chief executive of a shogunate [from Kamakura to Edo period]
    Synonym: 将軍 (shōgun)

See also

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