Word Meaning 参勤

さんきん sankin

参勤 is read as さんきん (sankin) and means going to serve one's lord.

Meaning

English

  1. going to serve one's lord
  2. daimyo's alternating Edo residence
  3. official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)

Reading

Kana

さんきん

Romaji

sankin

Writing Variants

  • 参覲 さんきん sankin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 98921 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

参勤交替

さんきんこうたい

daimyo's alternating Edo residence

さん

three

参加

さんか

participation

参考

さんこう

reference

参議院

さんぎいん

House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

参政権

さんせいけん

suffrage

参る

まいる

to be madly in love

参院

さんいん

House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

参入

さんにゅう

visiting a high-class or noble individual

参加者

さんかしゃ

participant

参事官

さんじかん

councillor

参戦

さんせん

taking part in a competition or contest