Japanese symbol for “vassal”
家臣
かしん
Romaji: kashin
vassal; retainer
In Japanese, vassal is 家臣, read かしん (kashin).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n vassal; retainer
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vassal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家来 | けらい kerai | retainer; vassal; follower |
| 近臣 | きんしん kinshin | vassal; attendant |
| 家人 | けにん kenin | retainer; vassal; servant |
| 臣下 | しんか shinka | retainer; subject; vassal |
| 封臣 | ほうしん houshin | vassal |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 作家 | さっか sakka | author; writer; novelist |
| 実家 | じっか jikka | (one's parents') home |
| 農家 | のうか nouka | farmer; farming family |
| 大臣 | だいじん daijin | cabinet minister |
| 国務大臣 | こくむだいじん kokumudaijin | minister of state; cabinet minister (in Japan) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vassal”.
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