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genro

UK/ˈɡɛnɹəʊ/

genro noun: a body of elder statesmen of Japan, formerly used as informal advisors to the Emperor.

Noun

genro (plural genros or genro)

  1. (historical) A body of elder statesmen of Japan, formerly used as informal advisors to the Emperor.
    • That last part was in line with the genro Prince Saionji's advice to the Emperor: advice which the Emperor ignored.2007, Clive James, Cultural Amnesia, Picador, published 2007, page 814

Forms of genro

pluralgenros
pluralgenro

Origin of genro

From Japanese 元老 (genrō).

Questions about genro

What does genro mean?
Genro means a body of elder statesmen of Japan, formerly used as informal advisors to the Emperor.
What part of speech is genro?
Genro is a noun.
How do you pronounce genro?
Genro is pronounced /ˈɡɛnɹəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of genro?
The plural of genro is genros.

Words near genro in the dictionary

  1. genrelization
  2. genrelizations
  3. genres
  4. genric
  5. genring
  6. genro
  7. genros
  8. gens
  9. gens up
  10. Gens.
  11. GenSan

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