noun
shogunate; office of shogun
Refers to the position or office of the shogun, the military ruler of Japan, rather than the government system itself.
徳川家康は将軍職に就いた。
Tokugawa Ieyasu assumed the office of shogun.
将軍職を辞する。
Resign from the post of shogun.
幕府 refers to the shogun's government or administration, while 将軍職 refers specifically to the position or title of shogun.
Compound of 将軍 (shogun) and 職 (post, office).