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gokenin

gokenin noun: a vassal of the shogun.

Noun

gokenin (plural gokenin)

  1. (Japanese) A vassal of the shogun.

Forms of gokenin

pluralgokenin

Origin of gokenin

Borrowed from Japanese ごけにん.

Questions about gokenin

What does gokenin mean?
Gokenin means a vassal of the shogun.
What part of speech is gokenin?
Gokenin is a noun.
What is the plural of gokenin?
The plural of gokenin is gokenin.

Words near gokenin in the dictionary

  1. Gojoseon
  2. Gojri
  3. Gojslav
  4. gojuchang
  5. Gokcumen
  6. gokenin
  7. Gokey
  8. Gokeys
  9. Gokhale
  10. Gokhales
  11. gokhru

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