shogun
shogun · shoguns · shogun
сьоґун
сёгун
Feldherr, Shogun, Shōgun, Schogun
The supreme generalissimo of feudal JapanThe supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.
/ˈʃəʊɡʌn/
» In the 19th century, real power in Japan lay with the shoguns.
Meaning
1 sensesThe supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.
Feldherr, Schogun, Shogun
сёгу́нsjogún, сёгунsjógun
сьо́ґунsʹógun
More definitions
- a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68
Examples
3 sentencesIn the 19th century, real power in Japan lay with the shoguns.
They met at the estate of the shogun's retainer to play a game of cards.
What Perry — or the West — did not realize was that shoguns had more power than emperors in Japan at the time.
Translations
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Origin
From Japanese 将軍 (shōgun), itself the short form of 征夷大将軍 (seii taishōgun, literally “geneFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: shoguns / shogunWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular