Word Meaning 大御所

おおごしょ oogosho

大御所 is read as おおごしょ (oogosho) and means leading figure.

Meaning

English

  1. leading figure
  2. influential figure
  3. mogul

Reading

Kana

おおごしょ

Romaji

oogosho

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 19716 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大宮御所

おおみやごしょ

Empress Dowager's palace

大御所時代

おおごしょじだい

Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)

大所

おおどこ

wealthy family

大阪証券取引所

おおさかしょうけんとりひきじょ

Osaka Securities Exchange

大御代

おおみよ

glorious reign of the Emperor

大御

おおいご

older lady

御所

ごしょ

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)

御台所

みだいどころ

wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman

常御所

つねのごしょ

room or pavilion of residence for the master of the house (Heian-period palatial-style architecture)

大所帯

おおじょたい

large family

東宮御所

とうぐうごしょ

Crown Prince's Palace

尼御台所

あまみだいどころ

minister or general's wife who became a nun