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    3. 大老

    大老

    大たい老ろう

    (Edo-period) chief minister

    KMT10News #43+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab9 strokes

    たいろう

    Noun

    1.
    (Edo-period) chief minister

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    江え戸ど時じ代だいには、大たい老ろうという役やく職しょくがありました。

    In the Edo period, there was a position called Tairō.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law
    大たい老ろうの存そん在ざいは、江え戸ど幕ばく府ふの政せい治じ体たい制せいにおいて非ひ常じょうに大おおきな影えい響きょう力りょくを持もっていました。

    The existence of the Tairō had a very significant influence on the political system of the Edo Shogunate.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    井い伊い直なお弼すけは大たい老ろうとして、幕ばく末まつの重じゅう要ような政せい策さくを決けっ定ていしました。

    Ii Naosuke, as Tairō, made important policies during the late Edo period.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    大たい老ろうは、老ろう中じゅうの中なかから特とくに優すぐれた者ものが任にん命めいされ、将しょう軍ぐんを補ほ佐さし、幕ばく政せいの最さい高こう責せき任にんを担になった。

    The Tairō was appointed from among the Rōjū (elders) as an especially distinguished individual, assisting the Shogun and bearing the highest responsibility for shogunate administration.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    桜さくら田だ門もん外がいの変へんは、大たい老ろう井い伊い直なお弼すけが暗あん殺さつされた歴れき史し的てきな事じ件けんです。

    The Sakuradamon Incident is a historical event in which Tairō Ii Naosuke was assassinated.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
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