征夷大将軍

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
on’yomi

Etymology

/seii taisyaugun/ > /seii taisyoːgun/. Literally "great general who subdues eastern barbarians".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [seii taiɕoːɡun]

Noun

征夷大将軍 (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. during Japanese Nara and Heian periods, a military commander sent to subdue the Emishi
  2. during the Japanese Kamakura, Muromachi and Edo periods, the hereditary chief executive of a shogunate government; a shōgun

See also

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