左大臣
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 左 | 大 | 臣 |
| さ Grade: 1 |
だい Grade: 1 |
じん Grade: 4 |
| goon | ||
From 左 (sa, “right”) + 大臣 (daijin, “government minister”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (politics, historical) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)
- (politics, historical) a government position in the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, “Great Council of State”) during the early Meiji period
Coordinate terms
- 太政大臣 (daijō-daijin), 太政大臣 (dajō-daijin, “chancellor of the realm”)
- 右大臣 (udaijin, “minister of the right”)
- 内大臣 (naidaijin, “minister of the interior”)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 左 | 大 | 臣 |
| ひだり Grade: 1 |
おとど | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 | |
| kun'yomi | jukujikun | |
From 左 (hidari, “left”) + の (no, attributive particle) + 大殿 (otodo, “government minister”).
Noun
左大臣 • (hidari no otodo)
- (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)
Coordinate terms
- 太政大臣 (ōki otodo, “chancellor of the realm”)
- 右大臣 (migi no otodo, “minister of the right”)
- 内大臣 (uchi no otodo, “minister of the interior”)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 左 | 大 | 臣 |
| ひだり Grade: 1 |
おおいもうちぎみ | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 | |
| kun'yomi | jukujikun | |
From 左 (hidari, “inside, interior”) + の (no, attributive particle) + 大臣 (ōimōchigimi, “Daijō-kan superior”).
Noun
左大臣 • (hidari no ōimōchigimi) ←ひだりのおほいまうちぎみ (fidari no ofoimautigimi)?
- (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)
Coordinate terms
- 太政大臣 (ōmatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi), 太政大臣 (ōki ōimōchigimi, “chancellor of the realm”)
- 右大臣 (migi no ōimōchigimi, “minister of the right”)
- 内大臣 (uchi no ōmaetsugimi, “minister of the interior”)
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 左 | 大 | 臣 |
| さ Grade: 1 |
だい Grade: 1 |
じん Grade: 4 |
| goon | ||
| For pronunciation and definitions of 左大臣 – see the following entry: 左大神 |
(The following entry is uncreated: 左大神.)