左大臣

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

  • (Tokyo) さだ​いじん [sàdáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠da̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

左(さ)大(だい)臣(じん) • (sadaijin) 

  1. (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)
  2. (politics, historical) a government position in the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, “Great Council of State”) during the early Meiji period [1869-1885]
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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(ひだりのおとど) • (hidari no otodo) 

  1. (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)
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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(ひだりのおおいもうちぎみ) • (hidari no ōimōchigimi) ←ひだりのおほいまうちぎみ (fidari no ofoimautigimi)?

  1. (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)
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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.)

References

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