Where does “将軍” come from?

将軍 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 征夷大将軍, from Japanese 大将軍 — a commander in chief, "especially"; the head of a...

将軍 (Japanese): a commander of troops, "especially" of an...

Definitions

  1. a commander of troops, "especially" of an...

Ancestry of “将軍”, step by step

将軍 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 征夷大将軍

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

via Middle Chinese 將軍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese將軍leader of troops, general

Words derived from “将軍”

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