将軍|しょうぐんshougun[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungeneral
   将軍しょうぐんは私わたしたちと握手あくしゅをした。↗

   The general shook hands with us.
2. nounshogun

• Synonym将しょうWrittenWritten single character for a general or commander (「将を射んと欲すれば」); 「将軍」 by contrast can also specifically mean the shogun.
• Synonym大将たいしょうNeutralGeneral or chief of a group (「お山の大将」); in colloquial use also an affectionate way to address someone.
• Synonym武将ぶしょうNeutralMilitary commander; used mostly of historical figures, as in 「戦国武将」.
• Related将官しょうかんNeutralRefers to general-rank officers (「陸軍将官」); used mostly of military rank.
• Related将星しょうせいWrittenLiterary term for a general or top commander; rare, essentially confined to written prose.

Use 「将軍」 for a general who commands an army or the shogun as supreme ruler (「徳川将軍」, 「将軍家」). For Sengoku figures say 「武将」, for general officers' rank 「将官」, for a colloquial boss 「大将」; 「将」 and 「将星」 are written words for a commander.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 一いち軍ぐんを率ひきいて、指図さしずする人ひと。
2. 川中島かわなかじま将棋しょうぎの駒こま。
3. 陸海空軍りくかいくうぐんの将官しょうかん。