shogun
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shogun
- /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/
Rhymes with -əʊɡən
Where it comes from
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.
noun shoguns · shogun · shōgun · xogun
- The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan. The third is the Shogun who reygneth at the preſent, and hath rayſed the perſecution (whereof this booke intreateth) againſt the Chriſtians, and he as it ſeemeth is acknowledged as Lord of all the threeſcore and ſix Kingdomes of Iaponia.
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noun supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan
| Español | shōgun, sogún |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장군 janggun, 쇼군 syogun |
| 日本語 | 将軍 shōgun |
| 中文 | 將軍 /将军 jiāngjūn |
| हिन्दी | शोगुन śogun |
| Português | xogum |
| Français | shogun |
| Deutsch | Feldherr, Schogun, Shogun, Shōgun |
| Italiano | shōgun, siogun |
| Русский | сёгу́н sjogún, сёгун sjógun |
| Tiếng Việt | shōgun |
| العربية | شُوغُون šogun, شُوغُون šūḡūn |
| עברית | שוגון shogun |
Talk about this word "shogun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shogun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shogun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shogun "shogun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shogun.Cite this
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title = {shogun},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shogun},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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