Where does “shogun” come from?

Shogun is a Japanese military title derived from 征夷大将軍, a compound of 大将軍 meaning great general, used to denote supreme military commanders in feudal Japan.

shogun (English): The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan

Definitions

  1. The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan

Ancestry of “shogun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese将軍a commander of troops, "especially" of an...
2Japanese征夷大将軍a commander of an expeditionary force sent to...
3Japanese大将軍a commander in chief, "especially"; the head of a...

Words derived from “shogun”

Every word from Japanese 大将軍 →Every word from Japanese 征夷大将軍 →Every word from Japanese 将軍 →