参勤
  参覲
  ateji (phonetic) reading
  さんきん
  noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  going to Edo to serve the shogunate (by a daimyo in the Edo era)
  noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  see: 参勤交代
  abbreviation
  daimyo's alternating Edo residence
  official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era)
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