じょうい
Noun
1.
will (esp. of shogun), decree, emperor's wishes
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上意は絶対であるとされた時代があった。
There was an era when the will of the superior was considered absolute.
家臣たちは上意に従い、戦場へと向かった。
The vassals obeyed the shogun's decree and headed to the battlefield.
上意討ちとは、主君の命令により家臣が仇を討つことである。
Jouiuchi refers to a vassal avenging a wrong by order of his lord.
江戸時代、上意は幕府の重要な決定を意味した。
During the Edo period, "jōi" referred to important decisions of the shogunate.
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