太政大臣

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 2
しょう > じょう
Grade: 5
だい
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 4
kan'yōon goon
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Compound of 太政 (daijō, imperial government, on-reading of ōmatsurigoto) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, government minister).

Pronunciation

Noun

(だい)(じょう)(だい)(じん) (daijō-daijinだいじやうだいじん (daizyaudaizin)?

  1. (politics, historical) the head of the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm
    Synonyms: 則闕の官 (sokketsu no kan), 大相国 (taishōkoku, daishōkoku)
  2. (politics, historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうだいじん (dajō-daijin) below
Quotations

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
しょう > じょう
Grade: 5
だい
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 4
kan'yōon goon

Compound of 太政 (dajō, imperial government, variant on-reading of ōmatsurigoto) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, government minister).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(じょう)(だい)(じん) (dajō-daijinだじやうだいじん (dazyaudaizin)?

  1. (politics, historical) the head of the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, Great Council of State) during the Meiji period
  2. (politics, historical, colloquial) Same as だいじょうだいじん (daijō-daijin) above
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 2
まつりごと(の)
Grade: 5
おおまえつぎみ
Grade: 1 Grade: 4
nanori kun'yomi jukujikun

First attested in the Ruiju Myōgishō (1241).[2]

Compound of 太政 (ōmatsurigoto, imperial government) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōmaetsugimi, senior minister).

Noun

(おお)(まつりごとの)大臣(おおまえつぎみ) (ōmatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimiおほまつりごとのおほまへつぎみ (ofomaturigotonoofomafetugimi)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 2
まつりごと(の)
Grade: 5
おおまつぎみ
Grade: 1 Grade: 4
nanori kun'yomi jukujikun

Compound of 太政 (ōmatsurigoto, imperial government) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ (ō-, big, great) +‎ 公卿 (machigimi → matsugimi, senior minister).

Noun

(おお)(まつりごとの)大臣(おおまつぎみ) (ōmatsurigoto no ōmatsugimiおほまつりごとのおほまつぎみ (ofomaturigotonoofomatugimi)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
おおきおとど
Grade: 2 Grade: 5 Grade: 1 Grade: 4
jukujikun

Compound of 大き (ōki, senior, upper) +‎ 大殿 (otodo, government minister).

Noun

太政大臣(おおきおとど) (ōki otodoおほきおとど (ofokiotodo)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
おおきおおいどの
Grade: 2 Grade: 5 Grade: 1 Grade: 4
jukujikun

Compound of 大き (ōki, senior, upper) +‎ 大殿 (ōidono, government minister).

Noun

太政大臣(おおきおおいどの) (ōki ōidonoおほきおほいどの (ofokiofoidono)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Etymology 7

Kanji in this term
おおきおおいもうちぎみ
Grade: 2 Grade: 5 Grade: 1 Grade: 4
jukujikun

Compound of 大き (ōki, senior, upper) +‎ 大臣 (ōimōchigimi, Daijō-kan superior).

Noun

太政大臣(おおきおおいもうちぎみ) (ōki ōimōchigimiおほきおほいまうちぎみ (ofokiofoimautigimi)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm
    Synonym: 太政官 (ōimatsurigoto no tsukasa)
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Coordinate terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Old Japanese

Etymology

From 大き (opoki1, the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of adjective 大し (oposi), “great) +‎ (maturigo2to2, government, rule) +‎ (no2, possessive particle) +‎ 大臣 (opomape1tuki1mi1, government minister).

Noun

太政大臣 (opoki1maturigo2to2 no1 opomape1tuki1mi1) (kana おほきまつりごとのおほまへつきみ)

  1. (politics) the head of the 太政官 (Opoki1maturigo2to2 no2 Tukasa, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Descendants

  • Japanese: 太政大臣 (ōimatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi), in modern dictionaries