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    3. 東国

    東国

    東とう国ごく

    eastern country

    KMT9News #33+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab16 strokes

    とうごく

    Noun

    1.
    eastern country, eastern provinces, Kanto provinces

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    昔むかし、東とう国ごくには多おおくの武ぶ士しがいました。

    In ancient times, there were many samurai in the eastern provinces.

    KMT6History
    平へい安あん時じ代だい、東とう国ごくは中ちゅう央おう政せい府ふから遠とおく離はなれた地ち域いきでした。

    During the Heian period, the eastern provinces were a region far from the central government.

    KMT9History
    源みなも頼とのよ朝りともは東とう国ごくを拠きょ点てんとして勢せい力りょくを拡かく大だいし、鎌かま倉くら幕ばく府ふを開ひらきました。

    Minamoto no Yoritomo expanded his power based in the eastern provinces and established the Kamakura Shogunate.

    KMT9History
    東とう国ごく武ぶ士しの気き質しつは、西さい国ごくのそれとは異ことなると言いわれています。

    The temperament of the eastern warriors is said to be different from that of the western warriors.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions
    古こ代だいの東とう国ごくは、独どく自じの文ぶん化かや方ほう言げんが発はっ展てんした地ち域いきでした。

    The ancient eastern provinces were a region where unique cultures and dialects developed.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    東
    ひがし…(12)
    east
    国
    くに…(3)
    country
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