みこともち
Japanese
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宰 司 |
Etymology
editCompound of 御言 (mikoto, “noble words”, in reference to the orders or pronouncements of the emperor) + 持ち (mochi, “holding, having”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuous or stem form”) of verb 持つ (motsu, “to hold, to have in hand”)).[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editみこともち • (mikotomochi)
- (archaic, possibly obsolete, historical) in ancient Japan prior to the Taika Reform, a governor appointed by the emperor to carry out imperial policies in the provinces