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臣 kanji
retainer, subject
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
On readings
シンジン
Kun readings
NoneWords with 臣
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —群臣a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
- —幕臣shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
- —功臣meritorious retainer
- —逆臣treacherous retainer
- —朝臣courtier
- —寵臣favorite retainer; court favorite
- —臣事serving as a retainer
- —臣服vassalage
- —臣従vassalage
- —臣節loyalty to one's master
- —臣籍status of a subject
- —諫臣retainer who dares to dissuade his lord
- —近臣vassal; attendant
- —乱臣traitor
- —老臣old or key retainer
- —義臣loyal retainer
- —幸臣favorite retainer; court favorite
- —文臣civil official (esp. dealing with literary matters)
- —賢臣wise and able retainer
- —奸臣disloyal retainer; treacherous subject