唐名

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
唐	名
から Grade: S	な Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Examples (Japanese government post → Chinese counterpart)
太政大臣 (daijō-daijin, “chancellor of the realm”) → 大相国 ((dai)shōkoku, “chancellor of state”) 大納言 (dainagon, “chief counselor”) → 亜槐 (akai) or 亜相 (ashō, “vice-minister”) 中納言 (chūnagon, “middle counselor”) → 黄門侍郎 (kōmon(jirō), “deputy head of the edict examination bureau”)

From 唐 (Kara, “(Tang-dynasty) China”) +‎ 名 (na, “name”).

Cited in the Genpei Jōsuiki of the early 1300s.

This reading may be obsolete. Not included in some dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠na̠]

Noun

唐(から)名(な) • (karana) 

1. a name used in China

   Antonym: 大和名 (yamatona)

2. (politics, historical) the Chinese equivalent of certain Japanese government posts
3. (by extension) an alias, pseudonym

   Synonyms: 渾名 (adana), 異名 (imyō), 別名 (betsumei)

Proverbs

• 結(けっ)構(こう)は阿(あ)房(ほう)の唐(から)名(な) (kekkō wa ahō no karana)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
唐	名
とう Grade: S	みょう Grade: 1
kan’on	goon

From 唐 (Tō, “Tang-dynasty China”) +‎ 名 (myō, “name”, goon reading).

Cited in the 職原鈔 (Shokugen Shō) of 1340.

May be the more common reading. Included in more dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とーみょー [tòómyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːmʲo̞ː]

Noun

唐(とう)名(みょう) • (tōmyō) ^{←たうみやう (taumyau)?}

1. (politics, historical) the Chinese equivalent of certain Japanese government posts

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
唐	名
とう Grade: S	めい Grade: 1
kan’on

From 唐 (Tō, “Tang-dynasty China”) +‎ 名 (mei, “name”, kan'on reading).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とーめー [tòóméé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːme̞ː]

Noun

唐(とう)名(めい) • (tōmei) ^{←たうめい (taumei)?}

1. (politics, historical) the Chinese equivalent of certain Japanese government posts