あがた
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Japanese
Etymology 1
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From Old Japanese. Further derivation unknown; speculatively, might be from 彼 (a, “that”, distal marker) + 方 (kata, “side; direction”), as in "over there, far away" and not near the central capital.
First cited in the Nihon Shoki of 720 with the administrative district sense.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
- (historical) agata
- This was a class of administrative district in use in western Japan prior to the Taika Reform and the establishment of the Ritsuryō system. The agata were under direct control of the imperial government, in contrast to the 国 (kuni) that were under the control of the 姓 (kabane, “hereditary clans”). The agata were established as a kind of royal land preserve.[1]
- (literary) countryside
- Synonym: 田舎 (inaka)
- (historical) a provincial governorship; a provincial governor
Derived terms
- 県主 (agatanushi)
Etymology 2
Likely derived from agata ("administrative district").
Pronunciation
Proper noun
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “あがた”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN