行司

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
行 司
ぎょう
Grade: 2 		し > じ
Grade: 4
goon on'yomi

Etymology

/ɡyauzi/ → /ɡjoːʑi/

From Middle Chinese 行司 (MC hang si). For the sumo referee term, attested in the Muromachi period as 行(ぎょう)事(じ) (“event”); this kanji compound is likely the modern notation. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

行(ぎょう)司(じ) • (gyōji) ←ぎやうじ (gyauzi)?

  1. (sumo) sumo referee
  2. Alternative spelling of 行事 (“a person handling affairs representing a town/merchants' union in the Edo period”)

Descendants

  • → English: gyoji

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Etymology entry for 行司 at Yurai-Gogen Jiten (Origin and Etymology Dictionary; in Japanese): http://yain.jp/i/行司
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