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：2026/01/07
老中
Hiragana
ろうじゅう
Noun
historical
Japanese Meaning
江戸時代において、幕政を統轄した最高職の一つで、将軍を補佐し政治全般を担当した役職。複数名で合議制をとった。 / （広義・歴史一般）主君や組織の長を補佐する重臣・年長の家臣のこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのえどばくふで、しょうぐんのかわりにだいじなことをきめたたかいくらいのやくにん
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（历史）室町时代长老议会的成员 / （历史）室町或战国时期大名的高级家臣、长老
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（日本史）室町時期的長老會成員。 / （日本史）室町、戰國時期大名的高級家臣。
Korean Meaning
무로마치 시대의 원로회의 구성원 / 무로마치·전국 시대 다이묘의 원로급 가신
Vietnamese Meaning
thành viên Hội đồng trưởng lão thời Muromachi / trưởng lão / gia thần cấp cao của một daimyo (thời Muromachi hoặc Chiến Quốc)
Tagalog Meaning
kasapi ng konseho ng matatanda noong panahong Muromachi / nakatatandang basalyo ng isang daimyo noong Muromachi o Sengoku
Sense（1）
(historical) member of the council of elders during the Muromachi period; an elder
Sense（2）
(historical) a senior vassal to a daimyo during the Muromachi or the Sengoku period
Sense（3）
(historical) a senior administrator, serving directly under the shogun, during the Tokugawa shogunate; elder
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(historical) member of the council of elders during the Muromachi period; an elder / (historical) a senior vassal to a daimyo during the Muromachi or the Sengoku period
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老中
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He is known as a senior councilor of the Edo period.
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彼は江戸時代の老中として知られています。
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