御三家

Chinese

defend; imperial; to drive three
 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (御三家) 御 三 家
simp. #(御三家) 御 三 家

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 御(ご)三(さん)家(け) (gosanke).

Pronunciation


Noun

御三家

  1. the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御 三 家
ご
Grade: S
さん
Grade: 1
け
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ごさ​んけ [gòsáꜜǹkè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞sã̠ŋke̞]

Noun

御(ご)三(さん)家(け) • (gosanke) 

  1. the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan (徳(とく)川(がわ)氏(し) (Tokugawa-shi)): 尾張(おわり) (Owari), 紀伊(きい) (Kī), and 水戸(みと) (Mito)
  2. (figuratively) the "big three"

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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