Vocabulary
げこくじょう下剋上 げこくじょう下剋上 げこくじょう下剋上

Meaning

juniors dominating seniors inferiors overthrowing their superiors and retainer supplanting his lord

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

下剋上
juniors dominating seniors, inferiors overthrowing their superiors, retainer supplanting his lord
げこくじょう
下
below, down, descend...
した, しも, カ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
卜
( ト ) divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
うらな.う, うらない, ボク
剋
victory
かつ, コク
克
overcome, kindly, skillfully
か.つ, コク
古
old
ふる.い, ふる-, コ
十
ten
とお, と, ジュウ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
儿
legs radical (no. 10)
がい, ジン, ニン
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
や, や.つ, ハチ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
刂
( 刀 ) knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
上
above, up
うえ, -うえ, ジョウ
卜
( ト ) divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
うらな.う, うらない, ボク
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
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