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Chinese
to accept; to pay (taxes, etc.)
to speak; to say; talk
to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (納言 )
納
言
simp. (纳言 )
纳
言
Etymology
Probably coined by the Xin dynasty emperor Wang Mang .
Pronunciation
Noun
納言
( obsolete , historical ) a name of various ancient Chinese government offices
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
The 音読み ( on'yomi , “ Sino-Japanese reading ” ) of monomōsu-tsukasa below.
Pronunciation
Noun
納( な ) 言( ごん ) • (nagon )
( politics , historical ) an umbrella term for 大納言 ( dainagon ) , 中納言 ( chūnagon ) and 少納言 ( shōnagon )
( politics , historical ) in the early Meiji period , a short-lived government position acting on behalf of the 太政大臣 ( dajō-daijin ) while its holder is in absentia
Derived terms
Etymology 2
/napu ɡon/ → /naɸuɡon/ → /nauɡon/ → /nɔːɡon/ → /noːɡon/
Attested in the 色葉字類抄 ( Iroha Jiruishō ) .
A variant 音読み ( on'yomi , “ Sino-Japanese reading ” ) of monomōsu-tsukasa below, possibly influenced by Middle Chinese 納言 (MC nop ngjon ).
Noun
納( のう ) 言( ごん ) • (nōgon ) ←なふごん ( nafugon ) ?
( politics , historical , rare ) an umbrella term for 大納言 ( dainagon ) , 中納言 ( chūagon ) and 少納言 ( shōnagon )
Etymology 3
From Old Japanese .
Compound of 物申す ( monomōsu , “ to advise or complain to a superior ” ) + 司 ( tsukasa , “ official ” ) .
The kanji spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 納言 / 纳言 ( nàyán ) .
Noun
納言( ものもうすつかさ ) • (monomōsu-tsukasa ) ←ものまうすつかさ ( monomausutukasa ) ?
( politics , historical , archaic ) an administrative official in the 太政官 ( Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa ) under the 律令 ( Ritsuryō ) system
Derived terms
References
Old Japanese
Etymology
From 物申す ( mo2 no2 mawosu , “ to advise or complain to a superior ” ) + 司 ( tukasa , “ official ” ) .
The kanji spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 納言 (MC nop ngjon ).
Noun
納言 (mono2 mawosu-tukasa ) (kana ものまをすつかさ )
an administrative official in the 太政官 ( Opoki1 maturigo2 to2 no2 Tukasa ) under the 律令 ( Ritsuryō ) system
720 , Nihon Shoki , Emperor Tenmu ; ninth year in autumn, seventh month:戊戌 、納言 兼宮内卿 五位舍人王、病之臨死。On the day of the Earth Dog, the official and nobleman of the Imperial Palace, fifth rank Töneri nö Opogimi , fell ill and was close to death.
Descendants
Japanese: 納言 ( monomōsu-tsukasa, nagon )