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臣 - Retainer
At court, officials referred to themselves as '臣'; think of a Retainer as the lord’s vigilant eye, a stylized eye that watches on his behalf. Fix it with 大臣 'minister' imagined as an eye-crest on a kimono so the court setting sticks.
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臣 - Retainer
Index #766
Grade 4
7 strokes
JLPT Level: N2
Readings: シン, ジン

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