payment to the government
じょうのう
Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive
1.
payment to the government
Stroke 0 / 13
Speed1.0x
地方の有力者が中央政府に財物を上納し、権力を維持した。
Local powerful figures paid tribute to the central government to maintain their power.
江戸時代には、各藩が特産品を将軍に上納する慣習があった。
In the Edo period, there was a custom for each domain to present local specialties to the shogun.
現代社会において「上納」という言葉は、特定の組織への不当な金銭の支払いを指す場合もある。
In modern society, the word "jounou" can sometimes refer to illicit payments to certain organizations.
Kanji that make up this word
Track your mastery
Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.