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家老

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 家老.

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Entry

家老ろうNounFreq #25211
1

Historical term

chief retainer; daimyo's minister

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

10 strokesFrequency 133JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

いえうち

Nanori

ありつか

old man, old age, grow old

6 strokesFrequency 803JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ロウ

Kun

お.いるふ.ける

Nanori

えびおい

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