主しゅ将しょう

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Meanings

1

commander-in-chief; supreme commander

Military or historical use; refers to the highest-ranking officer in command.

彼かれは連れん合ごう軍ぐんの主しゅ将しょうに任にん命めいされた。
He was appointed commander-in-chief of the allied forces.

2

captain (of a team)

Common in sports and club activities; the leader of a team.

彼かれはサッカー部ぶの主しゅ将しょうです。
He is the captain of the soccer club.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が主しゅ将しょうを務つとめるfor someone to serve as captain
彼かれはサッカー部ぶで主しゅ将しょうを務つとめている。
He serves as captain of the soccer club.
敵てきの主しゅ将しょうを討うつto defeat the enemy commander
味み方かたの軍ぐんは敵てきの主しゅ将しょうを討うち取とった。
Our army struck down the enemy commander.
〈人ひと〉を主しゅ将しょうに選えらぶto choose someone as captain
チームは彼かの女じょを主しゅ将しょうに選えらんだ。
The team chose her as captain.
〈人ひと〉が主しゅ将しょうに指し名めいされるto be appointed as captain
新あたらしく入はいった選せん手しゅが主しゅ将しょうに指し名めいされた。
The newly joined player was appointed captain.

Kanji

主lord, chief, master
将leader, commander, general

Related words

キャプテンN3sense 2
キャプテン is the casual, everyday word for a team captain, while 主将 sounds more formal and is typically used in school clubs or official sports contexts.
司し令れい官かん sense 1
司令官 refers specifically to a military commanding officer, whereas 主将 can mean either a military commander-in-chief or, more commonly today, a sports team captain.

Opposites

部ぶ員いん sense 2
部員 refers to an ordinary club/team member, in contrast to 主将, who is the team's leader or captain.

Don't confuse with

大たい将しょう sense 1
大将 is a specific military rank (general/admiral) or a casual term for a boss, while 主将 means the person in command or acting as team captain, not a fixed rank.

Etymology

From 主 (master, chief) and 将 (general, leader). The compound originally referred to a military commander-in-chief and later extended to sports team captains.