Word Meaning がき大将

がきだいしょう gakidaishou

がき大将 is read as がきだいしょう (gakidaishou) and means leader of the pack (of a group of kids).

Meaning

English

  1. leader of the pack (of a group of kids)
  2. neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)

Reading

Kana

がきだいしょう

Romaji

gakidaishou

Writing Variants

  • ガキ大将 がきだいしょう gakidaishou
  • 餓鬼大将 がきだいしょう gakidaishou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 54062 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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お山の大将

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総大将

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supreme commander

軍大将

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(military) commander

若大将

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young commander

陸軍大将

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army general

足軽大将

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samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers

侍大将

さぶらいだいしょう

samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)

大将軍

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Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)

征東大将軍

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commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the eastern barbarians (940-1335)

大局将棋

たいきょくしょうぎ

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