大將軍
Chinese edit
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
general; sulfur | ||
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trad. (大將軍) | 大 | 將軍 | |
simp. (大将军) | 大 | 将军 |
Etymology edit
An official position which came into being during the Warring States Period, and reached the zenith of its influence during the Han dynasty. At first, the person in this position was the supreme military commander (modern equivalent ~ Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). During the later half of the Han dynasty, he also took over the day to day executive affairs of government (modern equivalent ~ Hideki Tojo). During the Three Kingdoms period, the position again became military-related (modern equivalent ~ United States Secretary of Defense).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
大將軍
Descendants edit
(Others)
- → Tocharian B: taittsyāṅkuṃ
References edit
- Hara, Yōhei (2003) 圖解三國時代, p. 251 (in Mandarin), →ISBN
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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大 | 將 | 軍 |
たい Grade: 1 |
しょう Jinmeiyō |
ぐん Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 大將軍 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 大將軍, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |