大将軍

たいしょうぐん

Also written だいしょうぐん

Meanings

1. Noun commander-in-chief
2. Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar) See also: 八将神 (はっしょうじん).

Kanji

• 大 big. Read as タイ.
• 将 commander. Read as ショウ.
• 軍 army. Read as グン.

Words containing 大将軍

• 征東大将軍 (せいとうたいしょうぐん) commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the eastern barbarians (940-1335)
• 征夷大将軍 (せいいたいしょうぐん) commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE)

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