左衛門

Japanese

Pronunciation
Kanji in this term
左 衛 門
さ
Grade: 1		 え
Grade: 5		 もん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
左衞門 (kyūjitai)
  • (Tokyo) さえもん [sàémóń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [sa̠e̞mõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

左(さ)衛(え)門(もん) • (Saemon) ←さゑもん (sawemon)?

  1. Clipping of 左衛門府 (Saemonfu).

Suffix
Kanji in this term
左 衛 門
さ > ざ
Grade: 1		 え
Grade: 5		 もん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
左衞門 (kyūjitai)

左(ざ)衛(え)門(もん) • (-zaemon) ←ざゑもん (zawemon)?

  1. (dated) suffix for male given names
    藤(とう)左(ざ)衛(え)門(もん) ― Tōzaemon ― Tōzaemon
    十(じゅう)郎(ろう)左(ざ)衛(え)門(もん) ― Jūrōzaemon ― Jūrōzaemon

See also
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