大名（だいみょう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: feudal lord / daimyo
Example sentences
- 大名がその地方を治めた。 — A daimyo ruled over that region.
- 大名の城が今も残る。 — The daimyo's castle still stands today.
Idioms & proverbs containing “大名”
- 八月大名 (はちがつだいみょう) — the 8th month (of the lunar calendar) is the quietest for farmers
- 行き大名の帰り乞食 (ゆきだいみょうのかえりこじき) — spending lavishly on the outward journey and having nothing left for the return; going a lord, returning a beggar
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