內閣

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See also: 内閣 and 内阁

Chinese

inside; inner; internal
inside; inner; internal; within; interior
 
 council-chamber; shelf
trad. (內閣) 內 閣
simp. (内阁) 内 阁

Etymology

Originally an alias of 文淵閣, an imperial library of the Ming Dynasty, where the Grand Secretariat was based. The word for "cabinet", as in the modern sense, was first repurposed in 1844 by Samuel Wells Williams' publication of English and Chinese Vocabulary in the Court Dialect.

Pronunciation

Noun

內閣

  1. cabinet (of a government)
  2. (historical) Grand Secretariat (in the Ming and Qing dynasties)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (內閣):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
內 閣
ない
Hyōgai 		かく
Grade: 6
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 內閣 – see the following entry.
【内閣ないかく】
cabinet (a group of advisors to a government or business entity)
(This term, 內閣, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
內閣

Noun

內閣 • (naegak) (hangeul 내각)

  1. hanja form? of 내각 (“cabinet (of a government)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
內閣

Noun

內閣

  1. chữ Hán form of nội các (“cabinet (of a government)”).
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