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御庭番 (おにわばん) — spy working for the Edo shogunate | Kumi Dictionary

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御庭番

御庭番

御おに庭わ番ばん

spy working for the Edo shogunate

Kanji Vocab History34 strokes

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お庭番

おにわばん

Noun

1.

spy working for the Edo shogunate, oniwaban

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Kanji that make up this word

おん-・お-・み-…(3)

honorable・manipulate・govern

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つが.い…(3)

turn・number in a series

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