Tokugawa

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proper noun

A surname from Japanese.

OriginJapanese 徳川 →
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Meanings

proper nounTokugawa (plural Tokugawas)

plural Tokugawas

  1. A surname from Japanese.
  2. Any of a family of shoguns that ruled Japan in the 17th to 19th centuries.

Origin

  1. Japanese徳川
  2. EnglishTokugawa

Borrowed from Japanese 徳川 (Tokugawa).

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APA

Tokugawa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tokugawa

MLA

“Tokugawa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tokugawa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tokugawa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tokugawa.

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