Illustration: Inside an Edo-period castle audience room, a daimyo sits on the raised upper section of the tatami floor in formal kamishimo. Several samurai retainers kneel respectfully below him, presenting a miniature model of a damaged bridge for his decision.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

大だい名みょう

daimyou

daimyo, Japanese feudal lord

A historical title. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. あの大名だいみょうは戦せんの駆かけ引ひきがうまかった。

    That daimyō was good at battle tactics.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. これを妨害ぼうがいする大名だいみょうは誰だれもいなかった。

    No daimyo blocked this.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. あの大名だいみょうは十万石じゅうまんごくを領りょうしている。

    That daimyo holds a fief yielding 100,000 koku of rice.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 大名

  • 大large; bigOnダイ・タイKunおお-・おおきい
  • 名name; notedOnメイ・ミョウKunな

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