琉球処分

りゅうきゅうしょぶん

ryuukyuushobun

noun

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Disposition of Ryukyu, forced assimilation of Okinawa into Japan, ending its tributary relations with China and abolishing the Ryukyu Kingdom (1872-1879)

Related Kanji

琉	precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli
球	ball, sphere
処	dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place
分	part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100