将|しょうshou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncommander; general; leader
   将しょうを射いんと欲ほっすれば先まず馬うまを射いよ。↗

   He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.

• Synonym将軍しょうぐんNeutralA general who leads an army; also the shogun. Unlike 「将」, it stands alone naturally and is used far more often.
• Synonym大将たいしょうNeutralA top general, but also a group's boss or a friendly 'old chap'; common in speech, as in 「お山の大将」.
• Synonym将官しょうかんWrittenA formal military term for general officers — generals and admirals; more technical and written than 「将」.
• Synonym武将ぶしょうNeutralA military commander of ancient times; used with historical figures in mind, unlike the broader 「将」.
• Related将星しょうせいWrittenA literary word for a commander, also used figuratively for an outstanding figure; more written than 「将」, which mostly appears in compounds like 「主将」.
• Antonym卒そつWrittenA low-ranking soldier, the opposite of a commander, as in 「将と卒」; a written word.

「将」 is mostly for compounds and written prose, as in 「主将」「敵将」. On its own use 「将軍」 for a general or shogun, 「大将」 for a casual boss, 「将官」 for general officers, 「武将」 for historical commanders; 「卒」 is the opposite, a common soldier.

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

1. （ショウ）軍隊ぐんたいの指揮者しきしゃ。
2. （ショウ）将官しょうかん。
3. （ショウ）律令制りつりょうせいの近衛府このえふの官名かんめい。
4. （ショウ）自衛隊じえいたいにおける階級かいきゅう。陸将りくしょう、海将かいしょう、空将くうしょうの総称そうしょう。将補しょうほの上うえ。軍隊ぐんたいにおいては中将ちゅうじょうか大将たいしょうに相当そうとうする。