Vocab Info

N1 Noun

殿様(とのさま)feudal lord, daimyo

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      nobleman, dignitary, lord

      Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    2. Noun

      2.

      feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo

      Historical term, Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language,

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    3. Noun

      3.

      man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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    殿様 【とのさま】

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      殿様(とのさま)とはとても(えら)身分(みぶん)(ひと)である。

      A feudal lord, or daimyo, is a person of very high rank. {feudal lord, daimyo}

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      家来(けらい)たちは殿様(とのさま)のことを非常(ひじょう)(おそ)れています。

      The servants are extremely afraid of the feudal lord. {feudal lord, daimyo}

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      江戸(えど)時代(じだい)大名(だいみょう)旗本(はたもと)(ひと)のことを殿様(とのさま)()びました。

      During the Edo period, people such as daimyo and hatamoto were called feudal lords. {feudal lord, daimyo}

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      貴人(きじん)主君(しゅくん)領主(りょうしゅ)などの(ひと)(うえ)()(ひと)のことを殿様(とのさま)()うとか。

      It is said that people who stand above others such as nobles, lords, and feudal lords are referred to as "daimyo". {feudal lord, daimyo}

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      裕福(ゆうふく)家庭(かてい)(そだ)った(かれ)は、子供(こども)(とき)から殿様(とのさま)のような()らしをしています。

      He, who was raised in a wealthy family, has been living like a feudal lord since he was a child. {feudal lord, daimyo}

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