Word Meaning 五大老

ごたいろう gotairou

五大老 is read as ごたいろう (gotairou) and means Council of Five Elders.

Meaning

English

Council of Five Elders
committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age

Reading

Kana

ごたいろう

Romaji

gotairou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 76939 Priority M

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