征夷大將軍

See also: 征夷大将軍

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 征夷大將軍 – see the following entry.

【征夷大将軍せいいたいしょうぐん】

[noun] (military, historical) a commander of an expeditionary force sent to conquer and subdue the Emishi people [from around the Asuka/Nara to Heian periods]

[noun] (military, politics, historical) a shogun, hereditary chief executive of a shogunate [from the Kamakura to Edo periods]

(This term, 征夷大將軍, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

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