- the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)yojijukugo
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
This term refers to the privilege granted to certain classes, particularly the samurai, during Japan's Edo period, allowing them to have a family name and carry swords, signifying their higher social status.
Before the Meiji era, the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword was a privilege reserved for the higher samurai class.
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みょうじたてわき名字帯刀をきょか許可されるto be permitted to bear a surname and wear a swordみょうじたてわき名字帯刀をもつ持つto have the right to bear a surname and wear a swordみょうじたてわき名字帯刀のとっけん特権the privilege of bearing a surname and wearing a swordみょうじたてわき名字帯刀のせいど制度the system of bearing surnames and wearing swordsみょうじたてわき名字帯刀はえどじだい江戸時代にみとめられた認められたthe right to bear a surname and wear a sword was recognized in the Edo periodぶし武士はみょうじたてわき名字帯刀をゆうする有するsamurai have the right to bear a surname and wear a swordみょうじたてわき名字帯刀のもの者one who possesses the right to bear a surname and wear a swordみょうじたてわき名字帯刀のふうしゅう風習the custom of bearing surnames and wearing swordsせんごくじだい戦国時代のみょうじたいとう名字帯刀the right to bear a surname and wear a sword during the Sengoku periodみょうじたてわき名字帯刀をふっかつ復活させるto revive the right to bear a surname and wear a sword
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