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- general
- shogunabbreviationhistorical termsee also 征夷大将軍
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- general
- shogun
Refers to a military rank or high-ranking military officer in a historical context.
The highest military rank in Japan, historically held by the supreme military commander (dictator) of the shogunate.
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1. きごう『かむいカムイのけん剣きごう』は、せん はっぴゃく ろくじゅう はちねん1868年のとくがわ徳川しょうぐん将軍じだい時代のほうかい崩壊と、めいじてんのう明治天皇か下でのにっぽん日本のふっこう復興というへんかくき変革期をぶたい舞台にした、いっしゅ一種のさむらい侍きごう/にんじゃ忍者ものがたり物語だ。
Kamui no Ken was a sort of samurai/ninja story set during the transition of the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the re-establishment of Japan under the Emperor Meiji in 1868.
The general cut a distinguished figure in his dress uniform.
The general said to the brave man, "You deserve a medal."
The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.
The general commanded him to report to headquarters.
The general took the bull by the horns and saved his army from disaster.
The general had 20/20 hindsight about the defeat, but no foresight at all.
The general never lost his presence of mind in the face of the large force of the enemy.
I often say a great doctor kills more people than a great general.
The city dedicated a monument in honor of the general.
The great statesman and general is still living.
The general lived the rest of his life peacefully after his retirement.