Vocab Info

N1 Noun

殿様(とのさま)feudal lord, daimyo

    Dictionary Definition

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    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 is someone of very high social rank.

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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 retainers are deeply afraid of the feudal lord.

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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。

      In the Edo period, people referred to daimyo and hatamoto as feudal lords.

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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。

      They say the term feudal lord was used for those who stood above others, nobles, rulers, and lords.

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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。

      Raised in a wealthy household, he's lived like a feudal lord since childhood.

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