Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大名(だいみょう) in Japanese

大名
Kana Reading
だいみょう
Romaji
daimyō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    daimyo (Japanese feudal lord); daimio
    Example sentence
    あの大名十万領している That daimyo holds a fief yielding 100,000 koku of rice.

Examples of 大名, だいみょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

6 strokes

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ

Kun'Yomi: な, -な

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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