上意

上意

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	意
じょう Grade: 1	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

上意 (hiragana じょうい, rōmaji jōi)

1. a command from a superior, especially an Emperor, shogun, or daimyo

   上 (じょう)意 (い)下達 (かたつ)

   jōi katatsu

   transmission from a superior to a subordinate

2. the wishes of one's superior, the will of a superior

See also

• 下達 (かたつ) (katatsu)