上意

じょうい

Meanings

1. Noun will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes

Kanji

• 上 up. Read as ジョウ.
• 意 mind. Read as イ.

Words containing 上意

• 上意下達 (じょういかたつ) conveying the will of the governing to the governed
• 上意討ち (じょういうち) execution (on the command of a feudal lord)

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