daimyo

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UK/ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/US/ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/

noun

A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

OriginMiddle Chinese 大名 →
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Meanings

noundaimyo (plural daimyos or daimyoes or daimyo)

plural daimyos · plural daimyoes · alternative dated daimio · alternative daimyō

  1. historicalA lord during the Japanese feudal period.

Origin

  1. Middle Chinese大名“excellent one”
  2. Englishdaimyo

Borrowed from Japanese 大(だい)名(みょう) (daimyō), from Middle Chinese 大名 (dajᴴ mjieng, “excellent one”), from 大 (“great”) + 名 (mjieng, “name”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 大名
  • 大名 (dàmíng)Japanese feudal lord
Esperanto daimio
  • daimioJapanese feudal lord
Finnish daimio
  • daimioJapanese feudal lord
French daimyo
  • daimyoJapanese feudal lord
German Daimyo, Daimio
  • DaimyoJapanese feudal lord
  • Daimio (Daimjo m, Daimiô)Japanese feudal lord
Japanese 大名
  • 大名 (daimyō)Japanese feudal lord
Korean 다이묘, 대명
  • 다이묘 (daimyo)Japanese feudal lord
  • 대명 (daemyeong)Japanese feudal lord
Polish daimyō
  • daimyōJapanese feudal lord
Portuguese daimio
  • daimioJapanese feudal lord
Russian даймё
  • даймё (dajmjó)Japanese feudal lord
Spanish daimio
  • daimioJapanese feudal lord
Swedish daimyo
  • daimyoJapanese feudal lord
Vietnamese đại danh, daimyō
  • đại danhJapanese feudal lord
  • daimyōJapanese feudal lord
Cite this entry
APA

daimyo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daimyo

MLA

“daimyo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daimyo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daimyo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daimyo.

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