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    3. 御三家

    御三家

    御ご三さん家け

    three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)

    KMT9News #26+1NounCulture & TraditionsHistoryKanji Vocab25 strokes

    ご三家

    ごさんけ

    Noun

    1.
    three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
    2.
    big three, top three

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    その業ぎょう界かいの御ご三さん家けは常つねに競きょう争そうしています。

    The big three in that industry are always competing.

    KMT7Business & FinanceCore Concepts
    徳とく川がわ御ご三さん家けは江え戸ど幕ばく府ふを支ささえる重じゅう要ような存そん在ざいでした。

    The Tokugawa Gosanke were important entities supporting the Edo shogunate.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions
    御ご三さん家けは江え戸ど時じ代だいの政せい治じにおいて大おおきな影えい響きょう力りょくを持もっていました。

    The Gosanke had great influence in the politics of the Edo period.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    日に本ほんのアニメ業ぎょう界かいにおける御ご三さん家けは、世せか界い中じゅうで知しられています。

    The "big three" in the Japanese anime industry are known worldwide.

    KMT9Anime & MangaCulture & Traditions
    尾お張わり、紀き伊い、水み戸との御ご三さん家けは、将しょう軍ぐん家けに次つぐ家か格かくを誇ほこりました。

    The Gosanke of Owari, Kii, and Mito boasted a family status second only to the Shogun's family.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    御
    おん-・お-・み-…(3)
    honorable・manipulate・govern
    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    家
    いえ・や・うち…(7)
    house・home・family・professional・expert…(1)
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