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    3. 大名

    大名

    大だい名みょう

    daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

    KMT6News #15+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab9 strokes

    だいみょう

    Noun

    1.
    daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    大だい名みょうは昔むかしの日に本ほんの領りょう主しゅです。

    A daimyo is an old Japanese feudal lord.

    KMT5History
    戦せん国ごく時じ代だいには多おおくの大だい名みょうが互たがいに争あらそった。

    During the Sengoku period, many daimyo fought against each other.

    KMT6History
    大だい名みょうたちは領リょう地ちを治おさめ、独どく自じの文ぶん化かを育はぐくんだ。

    The daimyo governed their territories and fostered their own unique cultures.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & Traditions
    江え戸ど時じ代だい、大だい名みょうは参さん勤きん交こう代たいで江え戸どと領リょう地ちを行いき来きした。

    During the Edo period, daimyo traveled between Edo and their territories for sankin-kōtai.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & Traditions
    大だい名みょう庭てい園えんは、当とう時じの権けん力りょくと美び意い識しきを今いまに伝つたえている。

    Daimyo gardens convey the power and aesthetic sense of that time to the present day.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & TraditionsArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
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