Vocab Info
N1 Noun
殿様feudal lord, daimyo
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
nobleman, dignitary, lord
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageNoun
2.
feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo
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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殿様とはとても偉い身分の人である。
A feudal lord is someone of very high social rank.
家来たちは殿様のことを非常に恐れています。
The retainers are deeply afraid of the feudal lord.
江戸時代、大名や旗本の人のことを殿様と呼びました。
In the Edo period, people referred to daimyo and hatamoto as feudal lords.
貴人や主君、領主などの人の上に立つ人のことを殿様と言うとか。
They say the term feudal lord was used for those who stood above others, nobles, rulers, and lords.
裕福な家庭で育った彼は、子供の時から殿様のような暮らしをしています。
Raised in a wealthy household, he's lived like a feudal lord since childhood.
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