お触書

御触書

Reading

Kana: おふれがき

Romaji: ofuregaki

Definition

noun

1

Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

See also: お達し (reading おたっし, entry #2)

Kanji

触

Readings: ショク、 ふ.れる、 さわ.る、 さわ

Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

御

Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-

Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern