【とのさま】

Frequency rank: 30,509. – 30,782.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. nobleman; dignitary; lordhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
  2. feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyōhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languagesee also
  3. man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
Forms
  • 【とのさま】Frequency rank: 30,509. – 30,782.
  • とのさま
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. nobleman; dignitary; lord
    2. This meaning refers to a person of high social status, typically with power and influence, often in a historical or formal context.
    He is respected as the local nobleman.
    The lord will attend the town's events.
  2. feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō
    3. This meaning specifically refers to the powerful landowners of Japan during the Edo period, who governed their own domains and had samurai serve them.
    That feudal lord had many samurai serving him.
    The daimyō was busy managing his domain.
  3. man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
    4. This meaning describes someone who has lived a sheltered life, often leading to a lack of understanding or insight into broader societal issues, sometimes implying arrogance due to ignorance.
    He is naive like a man brought up away from the world.
    The thoughts of someone so sheltered are far removed from reality.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to behave like a noblemandignity of a lordspeech of a noblemanhouse of a lordfeudal lord of the Edo periodacting like a lordculture of the nobilitynoble lineagelife of luxury (as a nobleman)responsibility as a lord
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