NichiDict

大君

たいくん
[taikun]

Meanings

1.Noun

monarch

2.Noun

shogun (of the Tokugawa government)

Examples

忠実な侍は大君に仕えた。

A loyal samurai served the great lord.

欧米諸国から将軍は大君と呼ばれた。

The shogun was referred to as the "Taikun" by Western nations.

大君宛ての外国書状が博物館に展示された。

A foreign letter addressed to the Taikun was displayed in the museum.