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    3. 近衛

    近衛

    近この衛え

    Imperial Guards

    KMT7News #16+1NounHistoryMilitaryKanji Vocab23 strokes

    このえ

    Noun

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    Imperial Guards

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    近この衛え兵へいは天てんの皇うを守まもる役やく割わりがありました。

    The Imperial Guards had the role of protecting the Emperor.

    KMT6HistoryMilitary
    平へい安あん時じ代だいには、近この衛え府ふという役やく所しょが設せっ置ちされていました。

    During the Heian period, an office called the Konoe-fu (Imperial Guard Headquarters) was established.

    KMT7History
    歴れき史し書しょには、近この衛えの武ぶ士したちが宮きゅう中ちゅうの警けい護ごにあたった記き録ろくが残のこされています。

    Historical records show that the Imperial Guard samurai were responsible for guarding the imperial palace.

    KMT7HistoryMilitary
    現げん代だいの軍ぐん隊たいとは異ことなり、かつての近この衛えは儀ぎ礼れい的てきな役やく割わりも大おおきかった。

    Unlike modern armies, the former Imperial Guards also had a significant ceremonial role.

    KMT7MilitaryHistory
    鎌かま倉くら時じ代だい以い降こう、近この衛え大たい将しょうの地ち位いは武ぶ家けの棟とう梁りょうが兼けん任にんすることが多おおくなりました。

    After the Kamakura period, the position of Konoe Taisho (Commander of the Imperial Guards) was often concurrently held by the head of a samurai family.

    KMT8HistoryMilitary

    Kanji that make up this word

    近
    ちか.い…(5)
    near・early・akin・tantamount
    衛
    defense・protection
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