a commander of troops, especially of an expeditionary or frontline force · synonym of 将官 (shōkan): a general officer · a shogun, supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan
köken: /sʲaːᵑ kun/ → /ɕauɡun/ → /ɕɔːɡun/ → /ɕoːɡun/ From Middle Chinese compound 將軍 (MC tsjang kjun). Compare modern Hokkien 將軍 /将军 (chiong-kun / chiang-kun), Eastern Min 將軍 /将军 (ciŏng-gŭng). The “shogun” sense is originally short for 征夷大将軍 (seii taishōgun, literally “commander in chief of the expeditionary force to expel barbarians”).
shogun (the supreme commander of the armed forces of feudal Japan)
çekim: çoğul šógunové · tamlayan šóguna
köken: Derived from Japanese 将軍 (shōgun), from an abbreviation of 征夷大将軍 (Seii Taishogun, “General who overcomes the barbarians”), from Middle Chinese 將軍 (tsjàng-kjun, “leader of troops, general”).
köken: From Japanese 将軍 (shōgun, “general”), also used as the short form of 征夷大将軍 (seii taishōgun, “great general who subdues eastern barbarians”), title of supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.
shogun (the supreme commander of the armed forces of feudal Japan)
köken: Derived from Japanese 将軍 (shōgun), from an abbreviation of 征夷大将軍 (Seii Taishogun, “General who overcomes the barbarians”), from Middle Chinese 將軍 (tsjàng-kjun, “leader of troops, general”).
From Japanese 将軍(しょうぐん) (shōgun), from Middle Chinese compound 將軍 (MC tsjang kjun). The “shogun” sense is originally short for 征夷大将軍(たいしょーぐん) (taishōgun, literally “general who overcomes the barbarians”).