Illustration: On a coastal lookout above Edo Bay, two sword-bearing domain retainers study a foreign steam warship anchored offshore. Its dark hull, tall masts, paddle housing, and smoking funnel contrast with the small Japanese wooden boats passing nearby.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

幕ばく末まつ

bakumatsu

end of the Edo period

Example sentences

  1. 幕末ばくまつには志士ししを匿かくまう豪商ごうしょうも多おおく存在そんざいした。

    During the end of Edo period, there were many wealthy merchants who gave shelter to loyal supporters.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. お登勢とせは、幕末ばくまつ期きの寺田屋てらだやの女将おかみ。

    Otose was a landlady of the Teradaya Inn, who lived during the end of the Edo Period.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 幕末ばくまつの台場だいばや砲台ほうだいも、城しろに含ふくめることがある。

    The forts and gun batteries at the end of the Edo period may also be included in castles.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 幕末

  • 幕curtain; buntingOnマク・バクKunとばり
  • 末end; closeOnマツ・バツKunすえ・うら・うれ

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