五大老

Reading

Kana: ごたいろう

Romaji: gotairou

Definition

noun

1

Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)

See also: 五奉行

Kanji

五

Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ

Meaning: five

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

老

Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける

Meanings: old man, old age, grow old