征夷大将軍
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
| 征 | 夷 | 大 | 将 | 軍 |
Pronunciation
- IPA: [seii taiɕoːɡun]
Etymology
/seii taisyaugun/ > /seii taisyoːgun/. Literally "great general who subdues eastern barbarians".
Noun
征夷大将軍 (hiragana せいいたいしょうぐん, romaji seii taishōgun, historical hiragana せいいたいしゃうぐん)
- during Japanese Nara and Heian periods, a military commander sent to subdue the Emishi
- during the Japanese feudal periods, the commander of a bakufu; a shōgun
See also
- 将軍 (shōgun)