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How to say 'Feudal lord' in Japanese | 大名

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The Japanese word for Feudal lord is 'Daimyou', written as 大名 in Japanese.'Feudal lord' in hiragana is だいみょう.

    word

    大名

    Meaning

    Feudal lord

    Reading

    だいみょう

    daimyou

    Kanji

    Big Name

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '大名 (だいみょう)' refers to a 'feudal lord' during the Edo period and earlier in Japan. These were powerful landowners who ruled over large territories and had significant political and military influence. The term is historically significant and often associated with the samurai class. For example: The feudal lord built a grand castle「大名は立派な城を建てた」(だいみょうはりっぱなしろをたてた). The feudal lord governed his domain strictly「大名は領地を厳しく治めた」(だいみょうはりょうちをきびしくおさめた). The word is primarily used in historical contexts and is not commonly used in modern everyday conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    4105

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 大名

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Big

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Name

Words Related to 大名 Through the Kanji

These 73 Words contain the Kanji 大 as well.

  • word

    大好き

    Meaning

    Love

  • word

    大きい

    Meaning

    Big

  • word

    大学生

    Meaning

    Student

  • word

    大きな

    Meaning

    Big

  • word

    大学

    Meaning

    University

  • word

    大きさ

    Meaning

    Size

  • word

    大変

    Meaning

    Difficult, Serious

  • word

    大切

    Meaning

    Important

  • word

    大丈夫

    Meaning

    Okay

  • word

    大事

    Meaning

    Important, Precious

  • word

    最大

    Meaning

    Maximum

  • word

    大使館

    Meaning

    Embassy

  • word

    大学院

    Meaning

    Graduate school

  • word

    拡大

    Meaning

    Expansion, Magnification

  • word

    大臣

    Meaning

    Minister

  • word

    大幅

    Meaning

    Greatly

  • word

    大量

    Meaning

    Large quantity

  • word

    大嫌い

    Meaning

    Hate

  • word

    巨大

    Meaning

    Huge

  • word

    大抵

    Meaning

    Usually

  • word

    大げさ

    Meaning

    Exaggerated

  • word

    大水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    大統領

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    大人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    大家

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    大雨

    Meaning

    Heavy rain

  • word

    大雪

    Meaning

    Heavy snow

  • word

    大通り

    Meaning

    Avenue

  • word

    重大

    Meaning

    Serious

  • word

    大戦

    Meaning

    Great war

  • word

    大いに

    Meaning

    Greatly

  • word

    大急ぎ

    Meaning

    Hurry

  • word

    大型

    Meaning

    Large

  • word

    大勢

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    大陸

    Meaning

    Continent

  • word

    大手

    Meaning

    Front, Major

  • word

    大声

    Meaning

    Loud voice

  • word

    大した

    Meaning

    Great, Not much

  • word

    大会

    Meaning

    Tournament

  • word

    大衆

    Meaning

    Masses

  • word

    大使

    Meaning

    Ambassador

  • word

    大半

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    大蔵省

    Meaning

    Finance ministry

  • word

    大喜び

    Meaning

    Delight

  • word

    大分

    Meaning

    Considerably

  • word

    偉大

    Meaning

    Great

  • word

    大麦

    Meaning

    Barley

  • word

    大根

    Meaning

    Radish

  • word

    大将

    Meaning

    General, Boss

  • word

    大金

    Meaning

    Large amount of money

  • word

    Meaning

    Big

  • word

    大小

    Meaning

    Size, Importance

  • word

    大体

    Meaning

    Mostly

  • word

    大して

    Meaning

    Not much

  • word

    大人しい

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    大地

    Meaning

    Earth

  • word

    大工

    Meaning

    Carpenter

  • word

    短大

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    大便

    Meaning

    Feces

  • word

    短期大学

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    増大

    Meaning

    Increase

  • word

    膨大

    Meaning

    Vast, Enormous

  • word

    大豆

    Meaning

    Soybean

  • word

    広大

    Meaning

    Vast

  • word

    大国

    Meaning

    Power, Nation

  • word

    大胆

    Meaning

    Daring, Bold

  • word

    大さじ

    Meaning

    Tablespoon

  • word

    大概

    Meaning

    Mostly

  • word

    大王

    Meaning

    King

  • word

    大層

    Meaning

    Very

  • word

    総理大臣

    Meaning

    Prime Minister

  • word

    雄大

    Meaning

    Grand

Words Related to 大名 Through the Kanji

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 名 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    片仮名

    Meaning

    Katakana

  • word

    平仮名

    Meaning

    Hiragana

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名字

    Meaning

    Surname

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    送り仮名

    Meaning

    Okurigana

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    国名

    Meaning

    Country name

  • word

    名称

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名誉

    Meaning

    Honor

  • word

    宛名

    Meaning

    Addressee

  • word

    仮名遣い

    Meaning

    Kana usage

  • word

    名乗る

    Meaning

    Introduce

  • word

    名付ける

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    名詞

    Meaning

    Noun

  • word

    名義

    Meaning

    Name, Title

  • word

    署名

    Meaning

    Signature

  • word

    仮名

    Meaning

    Kana

  • word

    地名

    Meaning

    Placename

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    名所

    Meaning

    Famous place

  • word

    名物

    Meaning

    Specialty

  • word

    題名

    Meaning

    Title

  • word

    名刺

    Meaning

    Business card

  • word

    名札

    Meaning

    Name tag

  • word

    振り仮名

    Meaning

    Furigana

  • word

    代名詞

    Meaning

    Pronoun

  • word

    名簿

    Meaning

    Roster

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