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    3. 奉行

    奉行

    奉ぶ行ぎょう

    magistrate

    KMT8News #20+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab14 strokes

    ぶぎょう

    Noun

    1.
    magistrate, shogunate administrator
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    江え戸ど時じ代だいには、様さま々ざまな奉ぶ行ぎょうがいました。

    In the Edo period, there were various magistrates.

    KMT6HistoryPolitics & Law
    遠とお山やま金きん四し郎ろうは有ゆう名めいな町まち奉ぶ行ぎょうでした。

    Kinshiro Toyama was a famous town magistrate.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law
    徳とく川がわ幕ばく府ふは、各かく地ちに奉ぶ行ぎょうを配はい置ちして統とう治ちを行おこないました。

    The Tokugawa Shogunate governed by stationing magistrates in various regions.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law
    奉ぶ行ぎょう所しょは、当とう時じの人ひと々びとの生せい活かつに深ふかく関かかわる機き関かんでした。

    The magistrate's office was an institution deeply involved in the lives of people at that time.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    奉ぶ行ぎょうは、行ぎょう政せい、司し法ほう、警けい察さつの権けん限げんを兼かね備そなえた重いじゅう要ような役やく職しょくでした。

    The magistrate was an important position that combined administrative, judicial, and police powers.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & LawWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    奉
    たてまつ.る・まつ.る・ほう.ずる…(4)
    observance・offer・present・dedicate
    行
    い.く・ゆ.く・-ゆ.き・-ゆき・-い.き・-いき…(11)
    going・journey・carry out・conduct・act…(3)
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