noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
reporting to the emperor; submitting a memorial to the throne
Historical term for submitting a written report or petition to the emperor in pre-modern Japan. Rare in modern usage outside historical contexts.
江戸時代の学者が幕府に上疏した記録が残っている。
Records remain of Edo-period scholars submitting memorials to the shogunate.
歴史書には、家臣が主君に上疏する場面がよく出てくる。
Scenes of retainers reporting to their lord appear often in historical texts.