See also: 騎兵大將軍

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
へい
Grade: 4
たい
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 6
ぐん
Grade: 4
kan’on kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
騎兵大將軍 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology edit

From 騎兵 (kihei, cavalry, cavalryman) +‎ 大将軍 (taishōgun, commander in chief).

Noun edit

()(へい)(たい)(しょう)(ぐん) (kihei taishōgunきへいたいしやうぐん (kifei taisyaugun)?

  1. (military, historical) a commander in charge of the cavalry during imperial visits or on the arrival of foreign envoys [from late-Asuka period to mid-Nara period]
    • 705, Shoku Nihongi (Keiun 2, thirteenth day of the eleventh month)
      十一月己丑日、徴發諸國騎兵、爲新羅使也。以正五位上紀朝臣古麻呂、爲騎兵大將軍
      On the Earth Ox day of the eleventh month, requisition the cavalries from the provinces, meet the Silla envoy. Make Shōgoi no Jō (Senior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) Ki no Asomi Komaro a Kihei Taishōgun.