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Shogun / Japanese General
将軍 or Shogun, in the simplest definition, is a General, but you could also use words such as commander, lord, overlord, highest ranking, or commanding officer.
The title “Shogun” has held some slightly ambiguous meanings at times in Japanese history.
In the west, when someone mentions “Shogun,” we may be filled with thoughts of gallant warriors. Some might even think of the TV mini-series with Richard Chamberlain. Often westerners use the words, Samurai and Shogun interchangeably, but that's really not technically correct. In the case of the Samurai, the Shogun was a designated (by the emperor) leader of a gild of Samurai. In this context, the Shogun was a Samurai lord. Or effectively, a commanding officer of a company of Samurai - to put it in modern military terms.
Sometimes a Shogun was a general; other times, he was the leader of a military government in Japan - but not a front-line warrior like a Samurai.
Variants of the same characters are used in China for the rank and title of a General of the People's Liberation Army (and the same term and characters have been used for the last 2200 years since the Qin Dynasty).
Chinese or Korean Army General
將軍 is the more Chinese and Korean Hanja version or General.
There is a slight variation in the way the first character is written compared to the Japanese Shogun (将軍) title.
So if you want to specifically refer to a Chinese or Korean General, this is the way. Japanese people would still easily identify this as “shogun.”
Note: This term is also used for Admiral in Korean in a certain context (if you need a better title for Admiral, just let me know).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
大君 see styles |
taikun たいくん |
More info & calligraphy: Great Lord / Tycoon |
上使 see styles |
joushi / joshi じょうし |
shogun's envoy; emissary |
上意 see styles |
shàng yì shang4 yi4 shang i joui / joi じょうい |
will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes superior intention (?) |
上様 see styles |
uesama; uezama; kamisama うえさま; うえざま; かみさま |
(1) emperor; shogun; (2) honored person (honoured); (3) (かみさま only) (polite language) (another person's) wife |
中奥 see styles |
nakaoku なかおく |
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life; (place-name, surname) Nakaoku |
公方 see styles |
kubou / kubo くぼう |
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate; (given name) Kubou |
勝群 胜群 see styles |
shèng qún sheng4 qun2 sheng ch`ün sheng chün shōgun |
greater than the herd |
台名 see styles |
taimei / taime たいめい |
command of a shogun or a high official |
国人 see styles |
kokujin(p); kunibito; kokunin; kuniudo; kunyuudo / kokujin(p); kunibito; kokunin; kuniudo; kunyudo こくじん(P); くにびと; こくにん; くにうど; くにゅうど |
(1) indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; (2) (くにびと only) local; native; (3) (hist) local lords and samurai; (4) (くにうど, くにゅうど only) (hist) (See 在国衆) daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period); (given name) Kunihito |
大奥 see styles |
oooku おおおく |
(See 江戸城) inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem; (surname) Oooku |
大旆 see styles |
taihai たいはい |
banner (imperial, shogun, etc.); standard |
天下 see styles |
tiān xià tian1 xia4 t`ien hsia tien hsia tenka(p); tenga; tenge てんか(P); てんが; てんげ |
land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule (1) the whole world; (2) the whole country; (3) society; the public; (4) supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power; (5) having one's own way; doing as one pleases; (can be adjective with の) (6) peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous; (7) (archaism) shogun (Edo period); (given name) Tenka the world |
天領 see styles |
tenryou / tenryo てんりょう |
(1) (hist) shogun's demesne; area under direct control of the shogun; (2) (hist) imperial lands; area under direct control of the Emperor; (place-name) Tenryō |
奉書 see styles |
housho / hosho ほうしょ |
(1) (See 奉書紙) hosho paper; (2) (hist) emperor's message; shogun's message |
将軍 see styles |
shougun / shogun しょうぐん |
(1) general; (2) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 征夷大将軍・2) shogun |
幕府 see styles |
mù fǔ mu4 fu3 mu fu bakufu ばくふ |
(orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer; administration of a military government; (medieval Japan) "bakufu", administration of the shogun (1) (hist) shogunate; bakufu; (2) (hist) shogun's headquarters; (3) (hist) (See 近衛) Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander |
徒組 see styles |
kachigumi かちぐみ |
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.); bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing(Edo period) |
御台 see styles |
midai みだい |
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman; (place-name) Midai |
愛妾 see styles |
aishou / aisho あいしょう |
(See めかけ) beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun) |
旗本 see styles |
hatamoto はたもと |
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun; (surname) Hatamoto |
献物 see styles |
kenmotsu けんもつ |
offering (to a shogun, emperor, daimyo, kami or Buddha) |
町触 see styles |
machifure まちふれ |
town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials |
直参 see styles |
jikisan じきさん |
immediate follower (of the shogun) |
直臣 see styles |
jikishin じきしん |
(rare) (See 直参・じきさん) immediate follower (of the shogun); (given name) Naomi |
老中 see styles |
roujuu; roujuu / roju; roju ろうじゅう; ろうぢゅう |
member of shogun's council of elders; (surname) Oinaka |
聖軍 圣军 see styles |
shèng jun sheng4 jun1 sheng chün Shōgun |
Āryasena |
還御 see styles |
kangyo かんぎょ |
(n,vs,vi) (honorific or respectful language) return (of the emperor, empress, shogun, etc.) |
隠密 see styles |
onmitsu おんみつ |
(adj-na,adj-no) (1) secret; clandestine; covert; stealthy; (2) (hist) spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent |
鬢所 see styles |
binsho びんしょ |
(archaism) hairdresser's room in the residence of the shogun or a noble |
お膝下 see styles |
ohizamoto おひざもと |
home territory of a powerful figure; Imperial Court; businessman's turf; Shogun's headquarters |
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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 | |
| Shogun Japanese General | 將軍 将军 | shougun / shogun | jiāng jūn jiang1 jun1 jiang jun jiangjun | chiang chün chiangchün |
| Chinese or Korean Army General | 將軍 将军 | shougun / shogun | jiāng jūn jiang1 jun1 jiang jun jiangjun | chiang chün chiangchün |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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