Word Meaning 大将

たいしょう taishou

大将 is read as たいしょう (taishou) and means athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.).

Meaning

English

athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
general
admiral
head
chief
leader
boss
kingpin

Reading

Kana

たいしょう

Romaji

taishou

Writing Variants

大将だいしょう daishou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 3561 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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大女将

おおおかみ

senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant

大将軍

たいしょうぐん

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

お山の大将

おやまのたいしょう

king of the hill

総大将

そうだいしょう

supreme commander

軍大将

いくさだいしょう

(military) commander

がき大将

がきだいしょう

leader of the pack (of a group of kids)

若大将

わかだいしょう

young commander

陸軍大将

りくぐんたいしょう

army general

足軽大将

あしがるだいしょう

samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers

大局将棋

たいきょくしょうぎ

Taikyoku shogi (variant of shogi)

侍大将

さぶらいだいしょう

samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)

征東大将軍

せいとうたいしょうぐん

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

Example Sentences

祖父は海軍の大将だった。

そふはかいぐんのたいしょうだった。

my grandfather used to be an admiral in the navy.

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