
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