ダイショウ
Outdated
Meanings
Noun
Military
1. general; admiral
2. head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin
3. old chap; mate; boss; chief; man
familiar or jocular term for addressing a male
4. athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
Outdated kana usage
Pitch accent
イショウ
Composed of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
commander; general; leader
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
supreme commander
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
young commander; young leader; young master
samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
(military) commander