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Daimyo / Great Name

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dà míng

dai myou

大名 is the title Daimyō in Japanese, which means “lord” or “great name.”

This has the same meaning in Chinese as “great name,” or “your distinguished name.” In ancient Japan, this referred to a feudal lord.

Also sometimes romanized from Japanese as Daimio, Daimyou, Oomiyou, or Oomyou.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
大名 see styles	dà míng da4 ming2 ta ming daimyou / daimyo だいみょう	More info & calligraphy: Daimyo / Great Name famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name; (Japanese history) daimyo (hist) (See 小名) daimyo (Japanese feudal lord); (place-name) Daimyou Mahānāman
大名倉 see styles	oonagura おおなぐら	大名倉 Custom Scroll (place-name) Oonagura
大名内 see styles	daimyouuchi / daimyouchi だいみょううち	大名内 Custom Scroll (place-name) Daimyouuchi
大名和 see styles	taimiyowa たいみよわ	大名和 Custom Scroll (place-name) Taimiyowa
大名子 see styles	onako おなこ	大名子 Custom Scroll (place-name) Onako
大名竹 see styles	daimyoudake / daimyodake だいみょうだけ	大名竹 Custom Scroll (place-name) Daimyoudake
大名縣大名县 see styles	dà míng xiàn da4 ming2 xian4 ta ming hsien	大名縣 Custom Scroll Daming county in Handan 邯鄲\|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei
大名艮 see styles	dainagon だいなごん	大名艮 Custom Scroll (place-name) Dainagon
大名草 see styles	onaza おなざ	大名草 Custom Scroll (place-name) Onaza
大名計 see styles	oonabakari おおなばかり	大名計 Custom Scroll (personal name) Oonabakari
大名門 see styles	oonakado おおなかど	大名門 Custom Scroll (surname) Oonakado
大名鹿 see styles	oonashishi おおなしし	大名鹿 Custom Scroll (place-name) Oonashishi
並び大名 see styles	narabidaimyou / narabidaimyo ならびだいみょう	並び大名 Custom Scroll (1) someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person; (2) {kabuki} (original meaning) (See 大名) actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background
久仰大名 see styles	jiǔ yǎng dà míng jiu3 yang3 da4 ming2 chiu yang ta ming	久仰大名 Custom Scroll I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久聞大名久闻大名 see styles	jiǔ wén dà míng jiu3 wen2 da4 ming2 chiu wen ta ming	久聞大名 Custom Scroll your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
五大名山 see styles	wǔ dà míng shān wu3 da4 ming2 shan1 wu ta ming shan	五大名山 Custom Scroll Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山\|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山\|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
八月大名 see styles	hachigatsudaimyou / hachigatsudaimyo はちがつだいみょう	八月大名 Custom Scroll (expression) (yoji) the 8th month (of the lunar calendar) is the quietest for farmers
四大名山 see styles	sì dà míng shān si4 da4 ming2 shan1 ssu ta ming shan shidai myōsan	四大名山 Custom Scroll The four famous 'hills' or monasteries in China: 普陀 P'u-t'o, for Guanyin, element water; 五臺 Wu-tai, Wen-shu, wind; 峨眉 O-mei, P'uhsien, fire; and 九華 Chiu-hua, Tizang, earth.
四大名著 see styles	sì dà míng zhù si4 da4 ming2 zhu4 ssu ta ming chu	四大名著 Custom Scroll the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢\|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義\|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳\|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
国主大名 see styles	kokushudaimyou / kokushudaimyo こくしゅだいみょう	国主大名 Custom Scroll (hist) (See 国主・2) daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
外様大名 see styles	tozamadaimyou / tozamadaimyo とざまだいみょう	外様大名 Custom Scroll (hist) (See 譜代・2) daimyo not sworn to support Tokugawa before the battle of Sekigahara (1600); non-Tokugawa daimyo
大名ノ沢 see styles	daimeinosawa / daimenosawa だいめいのさわ	大名ノ沢 Custom Scroll (place-name) Daimeinosawa
大名倉山 see styles	oonagurayama おおなぐらやま	大名倉山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Oonagurayama
大名大塚 see styles	daimyouootsuka / daimyoootsuka だいみょうおおつか	大名大塚 Custom Scroll (place-name) Daimyouootsuka
大名小路 see styles	daimyoukouji / daimyokoji だいみょうこうじ	大名小路 Custom Scroll (place-name) Daimyoukōji
大名屋敷 see styles	daimyouyashiki / daimyoyashiki だいみょうやしき	大名屋敷 Custom Scroll (hist) daimyo's mansion
大名旅行 see styles	daimyouryokou / daimyoryoko だいみょうりょこう	大名旅行 Custom Scroll traveling in luxury; travelling in luxury; junket
大名火消 see styles	daimyouhikeshi / daimyohikeshi だいみょうひけし	大名火消 Custom Scroll (archaism) local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
大名行列 see styles	daimyougyouretsu / daimyogyoretsu だいみょうぎょうれつ	大名行列 Custom Scroll (hist) daimyo's procession
大名計礁 see styles	oonabakarishou / oonabakarisho おおなばかりしょう	大名計礁 Custom Scroll (personal name) Oonabakarishou

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Daimyo Great Name	大名	dai myou / daimyou / dai myo	dà míng / da4 ming2 / da ming / daming	ta ming / taming