一いっ国こく一いち城じょう
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
1. (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance)
2. establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
Kanji used
one
country
castle
Pitch accent
い
っこくいちじょう
い
っこくいち
じょう
Composed of
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person