大名

• 読み: だいみょう
• ローマ字: daimyō
• 漢字の分解: 大 (dai/ō) — great, large; 名 (mei/na) — name, renown, prestige
• 発音: /daɪ.mjoː/

意味

Feudal lord; daimyo. A powerful territorial lord who ruled over a domain (藩) in feudal Japan under the authority of the shogunate.

During the Edo period (1603–1868), there were approximately 260–300 domains ruled by daimyo. The sankin-kōtai (参勤交代) system required daimyo to alternate residency between their domain and Edo, ensuring loyalty and preventing rebellion. The abolition of daimyo domains (廃藩置県, 1871) was a defining act of the Meiji Restoration.

例文

1. 江戸時代、全国の大名は参勤交代の義務を課せられていた。
2. 薩摩藩の大名は独自の外交政策を展開した。
3. 廃藩置県によって大名の支配体制は終焉を迎えた。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, feudal Japan, politics, Edo period

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 大 (great, large) and 名 (name, renown). Literally 'person of great name (prestige)' — a lord of high standing and wide repute.

文化的背景

時代: Medieval–Edo

世代: All ages (historical context)

社会的背景: Universal