大だい名みょう

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Meanings

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noun

daimyo; Japanese feudal lord

historical term

Historical term for a powerful territorial lord in pre-modern Japan, especially during the Edo period.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が大だい名みょうになるfor someone to become a daimyo
彼かれは戦せんで手て柄がらを立たてて大だい名みょうになった。
He distinguished himself in battle and became a daimyo.
大だい名みょうに仕つかえるto serve a daimyo
彼かれの一いち族ぞくは代だい々だいこの大だい名みょうに仕つかえてきた。
His family has served this daimyo for generations.

Expressions

八はち月がつ大だい名みょうfarmers are like lords in the quiet 8th lunar month
行ゆき大だい名みょうの帰かえり乞こ食じきspending lavishly on the way out and returning broke

Kanji

大large, big
名name, noted, distinguished

Related words

藩はん主しゅ
大名 is the general historical term for a feudal lord, while 藩主 specifically denotes the lord of a particular han (domain) and is used when the domain itself is the focus.
領りょう主しゅ
大名 refers specifically to the powerful feudal lords of Edo-period Japan, whereas 領主 is a broader term for any lord who holds territory, used across different eras and countries.
殿との様さまN1
大名 is the formal historical title for a feudal lord, while 殿様 is the everyday, respectful term commoners used to address or refer to such a lord.
城じょう主しゅ
大名 is the broader title for a feudal lord who may rule multiple domains, while 城主 specifically denotes the lord who owns and resides in a particular castle.
侯こう
大名 is the everyday term for a feudal lord of the Edo period, while 侯 is a more formal, historical title sometimes used in its place.

Opposites

小しょう名みょう
大名 (literally 'big name') denotes a lord with extensive landholdings, while 小名 (literally 'small name') denotes a lesser lord with a much smaller domain.

Don't confuse with

武ぶ将しょう
大名 denotes a feudal lord who ruled a territory, while 武将 focuses on the person's role as a military commander in battle.

Word family· 12

並ならび大だい名みょう
figurehead; person with a title but no real duty · kabuki actor playing a daimyo in the background
国こく主しゅ大だい名みょう
daimyo ruling one or more provinces (Edo period)
外と様ざま大だい名みょう
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo

Etymology

Originally a medieval term for a powerful or prominent person. A common explanation connects it with holders of extensive named fields and 大名田堵, but the exact relationship remains disputed; it later became the title for feudal lords.

大だい名みょう屋や敷しき

daimyo's mansion

大だい名みょう旅りょ行こう

luxury travel; junket

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大だい名みょう行ぎょう列れつ
daimyo's procession
守しゅ護ご大だい名みょう
shugo daimyo; provincial military governor turned daimyo
戦せん国ごく大だい名みょう
daimyo of the Warring States period
親しん藩ぱん大だい名みょう
daimyo of a Tokugawa branch domain
譜ふ代だい大だい名みょう
hereditary daimyo (Tokugawa loyalist)

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