城じょう主しゅ

じょ

う

しゅ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

lord of a castle; castle lord

Historical term for the feudal lord who owned and ruled a castle. Still used in historical contexts and for modern castle owners or managers.

この城しろの城じょう主しゅは戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの大だい名みょうだった。
The lord of this castle was a daimyo in the Warring States period.
城じょう主しゅの家か系けいは代だい々だいこの地ちを治おさめてきた。
The castle lord's family has ruled this land for generations.

See all 14 example sentences ›

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の城じょう主しゅthe lord of a particular castle (in a given place)
彼かれは小お田だ原わら城じょうの城じょう主しゅだった。
He was the lord of Odawara Castle.
城じょう主しゅになるto become the lord of a castle
彼かれは戦たたかいに勝かってその城しろの城じょう主しゅになった。
He won the battle and became the lord of that castle.
城じょう主しゅを務つとめるto serve as the lord/manager of a castle
現げん在ざいは観かん光こう担たん当とう者しゃが城じょう主しゅを務つとめている。
Nowadays a tourism officer serves as the castle's 'lord'.