大たい将しょう軍ぐん

noun

commander-in-chief; supreme general

Historical title for the highest military commander, especially in ancient and medieval Japan. In modern contexts, it may be used metaphorically or in fiction.

• 源頼朝みなもとのよりともは征せい夷い大たい将しょう軍ぐんに任にん命めいされた。

  Minamoto no Yoritomo was appointed Seii Taishōgun (commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians).

• 彼かれはチームの大たい将しょう軍ぐんとして采さい配はいを振ふるった。

  He took command as the team's supreme general.

noun

Taishōgun (calendar deity)

One of the eight gods (八将神) of the traditional Japanese calendar, associated with a specific direction and considered inauspicious for certain activities. Primarily encountered in historical or cultural discussions.

See also: 八将神

• 暦こよみの上うえでは、今日きょうは大たい将しょう軍ぐんの方ほう位いを避さけるべき日ひだ。

  According to the calendar, today is a day to avoid the direction of Taishōgun.