SHOGUN Meaning of SHOGUN in English [ 'ʃəʊgʊn ]■ noun (in feudal Japan) a hereditary commander-in-chief.Derivatives~ate -nət noun OriginJapanese, from Chin. jiāng jūn 'general'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004