げん
すい

noun

Colloquialism. Nickname used during the Occupation.
  1. General Douglas MacArthur.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
げん
すい
マ元帥 マげんすい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beginning, former time, origin
ゲン もと ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
commander, leading troops, governor
スイ (9th, N1)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)