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    3. 江戸

    江戸

    江え戸ど

    Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo)

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    えど

    Noun

    1.
    Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo), Yedo
    historical term

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    江え戸どは昔むかしの東とう京きょうの名な前まえです。

    Edo is the old name for Tokyo.

    KMT3HistoryCore Concepts
    江え戸ど時じ代だいは約やくねんかんつづ260年 間 続 きました。

    The Edo period lasted for about 260 years.

    KMT4History
    江え戸ど城じょうは現げん在ざいの皇こう居きょの場ば所しょにありました。

    Edo Castle was located where the Imperial Palace is today.

    KMT4HistoryCulture & Traditions
    江え戸どの文ぶん化かは、現げん代だいの日 本 にも大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえています。

    Edo culture still has a significant influence on modern Japan.

    KMT5HistoryCulture & Traditions
    多おおくの浮うき世よ絵えが江え戸どの庶しょ民みんの生せい活かつを描えがいています。

    Many ukiyo-e paintings depict the daily life of common people in Edo.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    江
    え…(5)
    creek・inlet・bay
    戸
    と…(3)
    door・counter for houses・door radical (no. 63)
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