大だい名みょう
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
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Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
daimyo in the Warring States period
hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
daimyo not sworn to support Tokugawa before the battle of Sekigahara (1600); non-Tokugawa daimyo
Christian daimyō; daimyō who converted to Christianity (in the 16th century)
daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
traveling in luxury; travelling in luxury; junket
daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
the 8th month (of the lunar calendar) is the quietest for farmers
someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person; actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background
spending lavishly on the outward journey and having nothing left for the return; (lit.) going a lord, returning a beggar
local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period)
Examples (1 in total)
In feudal Japan, the lord with the largest land holdings was called a "daimyo."