Word Meaning 御三家

ごさんけ gosanke

御三家 is read as ごさんけ (gosanke) and means three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito).

Meaning

English

three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
big three
top three

Reading

Kana

ごさんけ

Romaji

gosanke

Writing Variants

ご三家 ごさんけ gosanke

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 19761 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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御家人

ごけにん

immediate vassal (of the shogun; Kamakura and Muromachi periods)

御家流

おいえりゅう

Oie school of calligraphy (based on the gyōsho style; popular in the Edo period)

御用達

ごようだつ

company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

御幸

ごうき

imperial visit

御飯

ごはん

cooked rice

御

おん

honorific/polite/humble prefix

御中

おんちゅう

... and Company

御所

ごしょ

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)

御

ご

honorific suffix

御用

ごよう

(customer's) order

御座います

ございます

to be

御者

ぎょしゃ

coachman