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])
• IPA^(key): [se̞iː]

• (Tokyo) たいしょ​ーぐん [tàíshóꜜògùǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• 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)?}

1. (military, historical) a commander of an expeditionary force sent to conquer and subdue the Emishi people [from around the Asuka/Nara to Heian periods]
2. (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)