参勤交代

さんきんこうたい

noun

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daimyo's alternating Edo residence, official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era)

参	nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
勤	diligence, become employed, serve
交	mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
代	substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
覲	see, have an audience with
替	exchange, spare, substitute, per-