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    3. 老中

    老中

    老ろう中じゅう

    member of shogun's council of elders

    KMT10News #39+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab10 strokes

    ろうじゅうろうぢゅう

    Noun

    1.
    member of shogun's council of elders

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    江え戸ど時じ代だいには老ろう中じゅうという役やく職しょくがありました。

    In the Edo period, there was a position called Rōjū.

    KMT7History
    老ろう中じゅうは将しょう軍ぐんを補ほ佐さし、幕ばく府ふの政せい務むを統とう括かつした。

    The Rōjū assisted the shogun and oversaw the shogunate's administration.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law
    有ゆう能のうな老ろう中じゅうがいた時じ代だいは、幕ばく府ふの安あん定ていに貢もこう献けんした。

    Eras with capable Rōjū contributed to the stability of the shogunate.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law
    複ふく数すうの老ろう中じゅうが合ごう議ぎ制せいで政せい治じを運うん営えいし、権けん力りょくの集しゅう中ちゅうを防ふせいだ。

    Multiple Rōjū operated the government through a council system, preventing the concentration of power.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    老ろう中じゅうの中なかには、歴れき史しに名なを残のこすほどの功こう績せきを挙あげた者ものもいる。

    Among the Rōjū, some achieved accomplishments significant enough to leave their names in history.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
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