Word Meaning 臣下

しんか shinka

臣下 is read as しんか (shinka) and means retainer.

Meaning

English

retainer
subject
vassal
servant

Reading

Kana

しんか

Romaji

shinka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 君主 Rank 100542 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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臣籍降下

しんせきこうか

(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state

下臣

かしん

low-rank retainer

臣事

しんじ

serving as a retainer

臣民

しんみん

subject

低下

ていか

fall

殿下

てんが

your Highness

零下

れいか

below zero

氷点下

ひょうてんか

below freezing

県下

けんか

in the prefecture

門下

もんか

one's pupil

床下

ゆかした

under the floor

沈下

ちんか

sinking

Example Sentences

臣下たちは静かに王の言葉を待った。

しんかたちはしずかにおうのことばをまった。

the subjects quietly awaited the king's words.

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