shogun
/shoh-guhn, -guhn/US // ˈʃoʊ gən, -gʌn //UK // (ˈʃəʊˌɡuːn) //
幕府将军,大将军,幕府大使,将军
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n.名词 noun
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Japanese History.
- : the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as incommander in chief
Examples
In the city of Yedo the new Shogun was very busy preparing either for peace or war.
In time the wanderers reached home, and when the Shogun heard of Manjiro's travels he made him a samurai, or wearer of two swords.
The ceremony of the competition by the best players was annually performed in the castle of the Shogun.
The family which ruled Japan as Shogun for the longest time before the Tokugawa, viz.
All those feudal governments enjoyed autonomy, subject to the general control of the central government of the Shogun.
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