noun

  1. monarch. Honorific or respectful language.
  2. shogun (of the Tokugawa government). Messages.hist. Used during the Edo period in communications with other countries.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
大君 たいくん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
mister, you, ruler
きみ クン み (3rd, N3)
an official rank
イン おさ ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)