Moto 将: Leader; Commander; GeneralKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ショウ、ソウ
- Kun'yomi
- まさ(に)、はた、まさ、ひきい(る)、もって
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 125 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ショウ・ソウ)
- 将来しょうらいfuture (usually near); prospects
- 将棋しょうぎshogi; Japanese chess
- 主将しゅしょうcommander-in-chief; supreme commander
- 将しょうcommander; general
- 将軍しょうぐんgeneral; shogun
- 王将おうしょうking (of the senior player)
- 将校しょうこうcommissioned officer
- 大将たいしょうgeneral; admiral
- 将来性しょうらいせいfuture prospects; promise
- 将兵しょうへいofficers and men
- 将来像しょうらいぞうvision of the future
- 中将ちゅうじょうlieutenant general; vice-admiral
- 少将しょうしょうmajor general; rear admiral
- 武将ぶしょうmilitary commander
- 准将じゅんしょうcommodore; brigadier general
- 副将ふくしょうsecond in command (of an army)
- 名将めいしょうgreat commander; famous commander
- 女将じょしょうproprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady
- 将官しょうかんgeneral; admiral
- 将来的しょうらいてきfuture; possible
- 将棋倒ししょうぎだおしfalling down one after another (like dominoes)
- 将軍家しょうぐんけfamily positioned to accede to the shogunate
- 詰め将棋つめしょうぎchess problem; composed shogi problem
- お山の大将おやまのたいしょうking of the hill; king of the castle
- ガキ大将ガキたいしょうleader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
- 一将いっしょうgeneral
- 一将功なって万骨枯るいっしょうこうなってばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
- 一将功成って万骨枯るいっしょうこうなってばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
- 一将功成りて万骨枯るいっしょうこうなりてばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
- 中国将棋ちゅうごくしょうぎChinese chess; xiangqi
- 予備将校よびしょうこうreserve officers
- 予備役将校訓練課程よびえきしょうこうくんれんかていReserve Officers' Training Corps (US); ROTC
- 代将だいしょうbrigadier general; commodore
- 先任将校せんにんしょうこうsenior officer
- 八将神はちしょうじんthe eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the koyomi for each year
- 冬将軍ふゆしょうぐんGeneral Winter; hard winter
- 凱旋将軍がいせんしょうぐんtriumphant general
- 副将軍ふくしょうぐんlieutenant general; vice-shogun
- 勇将ゆうしょうbrave general; great soldier
- 勇将の下に弱卒なしゆうしょうのもとにじゃくそつなしfollowers take after their leaders; there are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general
- 勇将の下に弱卒無しゆうしょうのもとにじゃくそつなしfollowers take after their leaders; there are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general
- 勇将弱卒ゆうしょうじゃくそつthere are no cowardly soldiers under a superior general
- 十二神将じゅうにじんしょうthe twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
- 叛将はんしょうrebel leader
- 城将じょうしょうcommander of a castle
- 大将軍たいしょうぐんcommander-in-chief
- 大局将棋たいきょくしょうぎTaikyoku shogi (variant of shogi)
- 宿将しゅくしょうveteran general
- 将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よしょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよdo not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin
- 将中に将たるしょうちゅうにしょうたるto be a leader among leaders
- 将几しょうぎcamp stool; folding stool
- 将卒しょうそつofficers and men
- 将士しょうしofficers and men
- 将帥しょうすいcommander
- 将星しょうせいcommander
- 将来の夢しょうらいのゆめdream for the future; hopes for the future
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 将にまさにexactly; surely
- 将又はたまたor
Other readings
- 侍大将さぶらいだいしょうsamurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
- 大女将おおおかみsenior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
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