(collective) the five ranks of 爵 (shaku, “peerage”) in feudal China, bestowed on 諸侯 (shokō, “princes”) (sons, brothers, nephews, male cousins, etc.) of the 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), later used as East Asian equivalents to European ranks

five person; five people

five person; five people

fifteen; 15

(Classical Japanese grammar) a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in n-

(grammar) a verbal conjugation class in which the stem ends in -e:

(grammar) Short for 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō): upper monograde conjugation

(grammar) an abbreviation for 上二段活用; upper dual grade conjugation

(grammar) Short for 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō): lower bigrade conjugation

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