老中
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (老中) | 老 | 中 | |
| simp. #(老中) | 老 | 中 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
老中
- (historical) "elder", political role in the Tokugawa shogunate (江戶幕府／江户幕府)
- (American (1980–), slang) a Chinese person
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 老 | 中 |
| ろう Grade: 4 |
じゅう Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɾo̞ːʑɨᵝː]
Noun
老中 or 老中 • (rōjū or rōchū) ←らうぢゅう (raudyuu)?
- (historical) member of the council of elders during the Muromachi period; an elder [14th to 16th century]
- (historical) a senior vassal to a daimyo during the Muromachi or the Sengoku period
- (historical) a senior administrator, serving directly under the shogun, during the Tokugawa shogunate; elder [17th to 19th century]
References
- “老中”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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