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    3. 上使

    上使

    上じょう使し

    shogun's envoy

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab11 strokes

    じょうし

    Noun

    1.
    shogun's envoy, emissary

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    使
    つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)
    use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)
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