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大名

Reading

Kana: だいみょう
Romaji: daimyō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord); daimio

See also: 小名

Kanji

大
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
名
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Example Sentences

あの大名(だいみょう)は十(じゅう)万(まん)石(せき)を領(りょう)している。
➥That daimyo holds a fief yielding 100,000 koku of rice.
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日本(にっぽん)の封建(ほうけん)時代(じだい)には、最大(さいだい)の土地(とち)を所有(しょゆう)した領主(りょうしゅ)は「大名(だいみょう)」と呼(よ)ばれた。
➥In feudal Japan, the lord with the largest land holdings was called a "daimyo."
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