下剋上

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
こく
Hyōgai
じょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
下克上

Pronunciation

Noun

()(こく)(じょう) (gekokujōげこくじやう (gekokuzyau)?

  1. mutiny (revolt against a senior)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

下剋上 (hageuksang) (hangeul 하극상)

  1. hanja form? of 하극상 (mutiny (revolt against a senior))