下剋上
げこくじょう
Noun
1.
juniors dominating seniors, inferiors overthrowing their superiors, retainer supplanting his lord
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その会社では、若手社員による下克上が起きた。
In that company, an overthrow by junior employees occurred.
戦国時代は下克上の時代として知られている。
The Sengoku period is known as an era of juniors overthrowing their superiors.
日本の歴史において、下克上は戦国時代の特徴的な現象だった。
In Japanese history, gekokujo was a characteristic phenomenon of the Sengoku period.
政治の世界では、下克上によって権力が移り変わることが珍しくない。
In the world of politics, it is not uncommon for power to shift due to juniors overthrowing their superiors.
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