genro

American

[gen-roh, gen-roh] / gɛnˈroʊ, ˈgɛn roʊ /

noun

any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.

genro British

/ ˈɡɛnˈrəʊ /

noun

(functioning as singular or plural) a group of highly respected elder statesmen in late 19th- and early 20th-century Japan
a member of this group

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genro

plural

Etymology

Origin of genro

1875–80; < Japanese genrō senior statesman (from a reference in the Book of Odes) < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yuán original, first + lǎo old

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