English Explanatory Dictionary

shogun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

Pronunciation

shō'gŭn /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shogun.wav

Word forms

shogun shoguns shōgun xogun

Etymology

From Japanese 将軍 (shōgun), itself the short form of 征夷大将軍 (seii taishōgun, literally “general who overcomes the barbarians”), ultimately from Middle Chinese. Doublet of jiangjun.

Derived words

shogunal shogunate Shogunite
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