太政大臣

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
太 政 大 臣
だい
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 (daijō, “imperial government”, on-reading of ōmatsurigoto) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, “government minister”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) だいじょーだ​いじん [dàíjóódáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [da̠iʑo̞ːda̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(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

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
太 政 大 臣
だ
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

  • (Tokyo) だじょーだ​いじん [dàjóódáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [da̠ʑo̞ːda̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

太(だ)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(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
  • 太(だ)政(じょう)入(にゅう)道(どう) (dajō-nyūdō, “dajō-daijin entering the priesthood”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
太 政 大 臣
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”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōmaetsugimi, “senior minister”).

Noun

太(おお)政(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
太 政 大 臣
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”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 大 (ō-, “big, great”) +‎ 公卿 (machigimi → matsugimi, “senior minister”).

Noun

太(おお)政(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
太 政 大 臣
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
太 政 大 臣
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
太 政 大 臣
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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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”) +‎ 政 (maturigo2to2, “government, rule”) +‎ の (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
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