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    3. 上意下達

    上意下達

    上じょう意い下か達たつ

    conveying the will of the governing to the governed

    NTNoun, ParticleBusiness & FinancePolitics & LawKanji Vocab31 strokes

    じょういかたつじょういげだつ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    conveying the will of the governing to the governed, top-down (system)
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    意
    idea・mind・heart・taste・thought…(3)
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    達
    -たち…(8)
    accomplished・reach・arrive・attain
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