Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shogun

/ˈʃəʊɡʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: shogun
IPA: /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

Example Sentences

"The third is the Shogun who reygneth at the preſent, and hath rayſed the perſecution (whereof this booke intreateth) againſt the Chriſtians, and he as it ſeemeth is acknowledged as Lord of all the threeſcore and ſix Kingdomes of Iaponia."

Etymology

From Japanese 将軍 (shōgun), itself the short form of 征夷大将軍 (seii taishōgun, literally “general who overcomes the barbarians”), ultimately from Middle Chinese. Doublet of jiangjun.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 将軍

Inflected Forms

shoguns (plural) shōgun (alternative) xogun (alternative)

Derived Forms

shogunal shogunate Shogunite

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce shogun?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/.
What does shogun mean?: The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.
Where does shogun come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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