中納言

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
ごん
Grade: 2
on'yomi kan'yōon goon
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Compound of (chū, middle) +‎ 納言 (nagon, counselor, on-reading of monomōsu-tsukasa).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちゅう)()(ごん) (chūnagon

  1. (politics, historical) a middle counselor in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, Great Council of State)
    • late 9th century, Ise Monogatari (section 69)
      (ちゆう)(じやう)のことなむ()ひける。(あに)(ちゆう)()(ごん)(ゆき)(ひら)のむすめの(はら)なり。
      Chūjō no koto nan iikeru. Ani no chūnagon, Yukihira no musume no hara nari.
      (please add an English translation of this example)
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 1
ものもうすつかさ
Grade: 6 Grade: 2
kun'yomi jukujikun

Compound of (naka, middle) +‎ (no, attributive particle) +‎ 納言 (monomōsu-tsukasa, counselor).

Noun

中納言(なかのものもうすつかさ) (naka no monomōsu-tsukasaなかのものまうすつかさ (nakanomonomausutukasa)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) a middle counselor in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, Great Council of State)
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Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
すけのものもうすつかさ
Grade: 1 Grade: 6 Grade: 2
jukujikun

Compound of 助け (suke, assistance, support, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of classical verb 助く (suku), modern 助ける (sukeru), “to assist, support) +‎ (no, attributive particle) +‎ 納言 (monomōsu-tsukasa, counselor).

Noun

中納言(すけのものもうすつかさ) (suke no monomōsu-tsukasaすけのものまうすつかさ (sukenomonomausutukasa)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) a middle counselor in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, Great Council of State)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN