This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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奉行

ぶぎょう
magistrate; shogunate administrator
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奉る

献る
たてまつる、まつる
to offer; to present; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
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奉仕

ほうし
service; ministry; attendance; church work; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
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奉納

ほうのう
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
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奉公

ほうこう
service; apprenticeship; public duty
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信奉

しんぽう
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
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町奉行

まちぶぎょう
(Edo-period) town magistrate
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奉じる

v1
vt
ほうじる
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to believe in; to serve; to proudly bear
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奉還

ほうかん
restoring to the emperor
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供奉

ぐぶ
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)