Word Meaning 五奉行

ごぶぎょう gobugyou

五奉行 is read as ごぶぎょう (gobugyou) and means the five commissioners.

Meaning

English

the five commissioners
administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Reading

Kana

ごぶぎょう

Romaji

gobugyou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 65584 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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陰陽五行

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勘定奉行

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キリシタン奉行

きりしたんぶぎょう

magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)

寺社奉行

じしゃぶぎょう

governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines

鍋奉行

なべぶぎょう

person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table

五行六信

ごぎょうろくしん

the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith

六信五行

ろくしんごぎょう

the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam

百五銀行

ひゃくごぎんこう

Hyakugo Bank