click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Japan vocab
Japanese vocab Lindsey Torres S.S Per.3 3/16/17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indicate | To show that something exists or is likely to be true |
| Survive | To live or make a living; continue to live in despite anger |
| Conflict | Disagreement or argument; War |
| Principle | Belief or idea on which something is based |
| Accumalate | To gradually get more of something |
| Decline | Gradual decrease in the quality or importance of something |
| Rebel | Someone who opposes or fights authority |
| Prohibit | To forbid or make illegal |
| Proximity | Closeness in space |
| Archipelago | Chain of islands |
| Mainland | Major land area of a continent |
| Kami | Gods and spirits |
| Prince Shotoku | Young leader |
| Regent | Someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule |
| Constitution | Plan of government |
| Minamoto Yoritomo | Most powerful man in Japan |
| Shogun | Supreme military commander |
| Daimyo | Local land-owning lords |
| Feudalism | Social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service |
| Samurai | Highly trained warriors |
| Bushido | Strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of Samurai |
| Armada | Large fleet of ships |
| Typhoon | Violent tropical storm |
| Oda Nobunaga | A man who worked all his life to bring Japan under a single sword |
| Toyotami Hideyoshi | Second great leader unified Japan in 1590 |
| Tokugawa Leyasu | Third leader who united the country once more in 1600 |