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関
かん
東
とう
取
とり
締
しまり
出
で
役
やく
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. Kantō patrol inspector; Kantō regional inspector; law-enforcement post established by the Edo shogunate, tasked with policing the Kantō region
Kanji used
関
connected to
東
east
取
take
締
tighten
出
exit
役
role
Used in: 1
Composed of
関
かん
東
とう
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
取
とり
締
しまり
control; management; supervision
出
で
役
やく
travelling for work; taking part in group work;
(arch.)
practice of government officials taking on a temporary secondary role (Edo period)