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1 exact word match found in search '北の政所'
noun
legal wife of a regent, of the imperial adviser, or of an official at the Grand Council of State  (see also: 摂政, 関白, 大臣, 大納言, 中納言; honorific)
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8 partial word matches found in search '北の政所'
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Most common form: きた
noun
1. north
2. the North; northern territories
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noun
1. north wind tile  (mahjong term)
2. winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles  (mahjong term)
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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Most common form:
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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noun
rule; government
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noun
1. official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period)
2. titled lady (legal wife of an important official)  (see also: 北の政所; honorific; abbreviation)
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noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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suffix, counter
counter for places
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