大たい将しょう

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Meanings

Military rank; used for high-ranking officers in the army (general) or navy (admiral).

General term for the person in charge of a group, team, or organization; often used in informal contexts like sports teams or small businesses.

old chap; mate; man

familiar language

Familiar or jocular term for addressing a male friend or acquaintance; similar to 'buddy' or 'pal'.

last-match competitor (kendo, judo, etc.)

In team martial arts competitions, the athlete who competes in the final bout; often the team's strongest member.

〈人ひと〉が大たい将しょうになるfor someone to become the leader/boss
彼かれはついにチームの大たい将しょうになった。
He finally became the leader of the team.
〈人ひと〉を大たい将しょうと呼よぶto call someone 'old chap' or 'boss' as a friendly nickname
店みせの主しゅ人じんはいつも彼かれを大たい将しょうと呼よんでいる。
The shop owner always calls him 'boss' in a friendly way.
大たい将しょうを務つとめるto serve as the anchor (last competitor) on a team
彼かれは柔じゅう道どうの団だん体たい戦せんで大たい将しょうを務つとめた。
He served as the anchor in the judo team match.
〈人ひと〉を大たい将しょうに選えらぶto choose someone as the leader
みんなで話はなし合あって彼かれを大たい将しょうに選えらんだ。
We all discussed it and chose him as the leader.

将しょう軍ぐんN1sense 1
将軍 refers historically to a shogun or supreme military commander, while 大将 is the specific modern military rank of general or admiral.
親おや分ぶん sense 2
親分 is used for the boss of a gang or close-knit group with a paternalistic feel, while 大将 is a broader, more casual term for any leader or chief.
元げん帥すい
元帥 is the highest military rank, above 大将, which denotes a general or admiral one rank lower.
将しょう
大将 names a specific top rank (general/admiral) or the acknowledged leader of a group, while 将 is the broader, more literary term for any commander or leader.

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おやじN1
大将 is a friendly, slightly flattering way to address a shop owner or boss directly, while 親父 used for 'proprietor' is rougher and more familiar, often used by regulars behind his back or to his face.
武ぶ将しょう
大将 emphasizes rank as the top leader of an army, while 武将 is a broader term for a warrior commander of any rank.

先せん鋒ぽう sense 4
In team martial arts, 先鋒 is the first competitor to fight while 大将 is the last, usually the team's strongest member.

対たい象しょうN3
対象 (target, object) is a homophone of 大将 (general, boss) but means something entirely different—an object or subject of study or action.
大たい正しょうN1
大正 (the Taisho era, 1912–1926) shares the same pronunciation as 大将 but refers to a historical Japanese era, not a rank or leader.
大たい勝しょう
大将 (same reading) means 'general' or 'boss/leader', a completely different word from 大勝 'great victory'.

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中ちゅう将じょう
大将 and 中将 look and sound similar but 大将 is a higher rank (general/admiral) than the middle rank 中将.
少しょう将しょう
大将 (general/admiral) and 少将 (major general/rear admiral) look and sound similar but denote different, non‑adjacent military ranks.
主しゅ将しょう
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.

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From Middle Chinese 大將 (dɑiH tsjangH, 'great general'). The reading たいしょう is the regular on'yomi; だいしょう is an older, now obsolete reading.