Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
みち
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
kun’yomi
 
Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja

Etymology edit

From Old Japanese. First cited to the Nihon Shoki of 720.[1]

Ultimately composed of (michi, way, method) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ (shi, master, teacher, leader).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

道師(みちのし) (Michi no Shi

  1. (historical) the fifth-highest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu) [from 675 CE]. There are no records of this title ever being granted, and it is unclear what the title might have indicated.

See also edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 道師”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN