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

Alternative spelling
征夷大將軍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 征夷 (seii, “warring against barbarians”) +‎ 大将軍 (taishōgun, “commander in chief”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せーい [séꜜèì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞iː]

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

Noun

征(せい)夷(い)大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) • (seii taishōgun) ^{←せいいたいしやうぐん (seii taisyaugun)^?}

(military, historical) a commander of an expeditionary force sent to conquer and subdue the Emishi people [from around the Asuka/Nara to Heian periods]
(military, politics, historical) a shogun, hereditary chief executive of a shogunate [from the Kamakura to Edo periods]

Derived terms

将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (shōgun, short form of the “shogun” sense)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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