大臣

大臣

1. minister (of an imperial regime, cabinet, etc.); high-level official (of a monarchy); secretary; chancellor

   Synonym: 部長／部长 (bùzhǎng) (for non-monarchies)

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From Middle Chinese 大臣 (MC dajH dzyin).

The 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading, so likely the earlier borrowing from Middle Chinese.

• (Tokyo) だ​いじん (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

大(だい)臣(じん) • (daijin) 

1. (politics) a government minister of Japan or ancient China
2. (politics, historical) a senior minister or superior in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”), namely the 太政大臣 (daijō-daijin), 左大臣 (sadaijin), 右大臣 (udaijin), and 内大臣 (naidaijin)

• 閣(かく)僚(りょう) (kakuryō)
• 長(ちょう)官(かん) (chōkan)

From Middle Chinese 大臣 (MC dajH dzyin).

The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) reading, so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese.

• (Tokyo) た​いしん (Atamadaka – )
• (Tokyo) たいしん (Heiban – )
• IPA^(key):

大(たい)臣(しん) • (taishin) 

1. (historical) a major retainer

   Antonym: 小臣 (shōshin)

2. (historical) Same as だいじん (daijin) above

(The following entry is uncreated: 大尽.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 大殿.)

From 大 (ō-, “big, great”) +‎ 臣 (omi, “vassal”).

大(おお)臣(おみ) • (ōomi) ^{←おほおみ (ofoomi)?}

1. (politics, historical) a chief consul in the ancient Yamato court, equivalent to and replaced by 左大臣 (sadaijin) and 右大臣 (udaijin) during the Taika Reforms

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• 内(うちの)大(おお)臣(おみ) (uchi no ōomi)

• 大(おお)連(むらじ) (ōmuraji)

Compound of 大 (ōi-, prefix of superiority) +‎ 公卿 (mōchigimi, “senior court official”).

大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) • (ōimōchigimi) ^{←おほいまうちぎみ (ofoimautigimi)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) a senior minister or superior in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:大臣.

• 太政大臣(おおきおおいもうちぎみ) (ōki ōimōchigimi)
• 左(ひだりの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (hidari no ōimōchigimi)
• 右(みぎの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (migi no ōimōchigimi)

Shift from Old Japanese 大臣 (opomape₁tuki₁mi₁).

Equivalent to 大 (ō-, “big, great”) +‎ 公卿 (maetsugimi, ancient pronunciation of mōchigimi, “senior court official who serves before the Emperor”).

大臣(おおまえつぎみ) • (ōmaetsugimi) ^{←おほまへつぎみ (ofomafetugimi)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) a senior minister or superior in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”)

• 太政(おおまつりごとの)大臣(おおまえつぎみ) (ōmatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi)
• 内(うちの)大臣(おおまえつぎみ) (uchi no ōmaetsugimi)

From 大 (opo-, “big, great”) +‎ 公卿 (mape₁tuki₁mi₁, “senior court official”).

大臣 (opomape₁tuki₁mi₁) (kana おほまへつきみ)

1. a court official who serves near the emperor

For quotations using this term, see Citations:大臣.

• 太政大臣 (opoki₁maturigo₂to₂ no₁ opomape₁tuki₁mi₁)

• Japanese: 大臣 (ōmaetsugimi)

From 大 (opo-, “big, great”) +‎ 公卿 (matiki₁mi₁, “senior court official”).

Alternatively, a shift from opomape₁tuki₁mi₁ above.

大臣 (opomatiki₁mi₁) (kana おほまちきみ)

1. (politics) a chief consul in the ancient Yamato court, equivalent to and replaced by 左大臣 (sadaijin) and 右大臣 (udaijin) during the Taika Reforms

For quotations using this term, see Citations:大臣.

• Japanese: 大臣 (ōmachigimi), in modern dictionaries

From 大 (opo-, “big, great”) +‎ 臣 (omi₁, a kabane title).

The final -o of opo- was lost due to haplology.

大臣 (opomi₁) (kana おほみ)

1. a pre-Taika Reform 姓 (kabane, “hereditary title”) given to a member of a powerful clan, ranked higher than an 臣 (omi₁)

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• 大連 (opomurazi)