みこともち

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
宰
司

Etymology

Compound of 御言 (mikoto, “noble words”, in reference to the orders or pronouncements of the emperor) +‎ 持ち (mochi, “holding, having”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuous or stem form”) of verb 持つ (motsu, “to hold, to have in hand”)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

みこともち • (mikotomochi) 

  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete, historical) in ancient Japan prior to the Taika Reform, a governor appointed by the emperor to carry out imperial policies in the provinces

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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