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闇将軍 (やみしょうぐん) — power behind the throne | Kumi Dictionary

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闇将軍

闇将軍

闇やみ将しょう軍ぐん

power behind the throne

Kanji Vocab Politics & Law36 strokes

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やみしょうぐん

Noun

1.

power behind the throne, éminence grise, kingmaker, wire-puller, shadow shogun

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Kanji that make up this word

やみ・くら.い…(2)

get dark・gloom・disorder

まさ.に・はた・まさ・ひきい.る・もって…(7)

leader・commander・general・admiral・or…(4)

いくさ…(1)

army・force・troops・war・battle

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