太政大臣

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
太	政	大	臣
だい Grade: 2	しょう > じょう Grade: 5	だい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 4
kan’yōon	goon

Compound of 太政 (daijō, “imperial government”, on-reading of ōmatsurigoto) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, “government minister”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいじょーだ​いじん [dàíjóódáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [da̠iʑo̞ːda̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) • (daijō-daijin) ^{←だいじやうだいじん (daizyaudaizin)?}

1. (politics, historical) the head of the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

   Synonyms: 則闕の官 (sokketsu no kan), 大相国 (taishōkoku, daishōkoku)

2. (politics, historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうだいじん (dajō-daijin) below

Quotations

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Derived terms

Derived terms

• 太(だい)政(じょう)入(にゅう)道(どう) (daijō-nyūdō, “daijō-daijin entering the priesthood”)
• 後(ご)京(きょう)極(ごく)摂政(せっしょう)前(さきの)太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) (Gokyōgoku Sesshō Saki no Daijō-daijin)
• 入(にゅう)道(どう)前(さきの)太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) (Nyūdō Saki no Daijō-daijin)
• 法(ほっ)性(しょう)寺(じ)入(にゅう)道(どう)前(さきの)関(かん)白(ぱく)太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) (Hosshōji Nyūdō Saki no Kanpaku Daijō-daijin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
太	政	大	臣
だ Grade: 2	しょう > じょう Grade: 5	だい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 4
kan’yōon	goon

Compound of 太政 (dajō, “imperial government”, variant on-reading of ōmatsurigoto) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, “government minister”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だじょーだ​いじん [dàjóódáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [da̠ʑo̞ːda̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

太(だ)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) • (dajō-daijin) ^{←だじやうだいじん (dazyaudaizin)?}

1. (politics, historical) the head of the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, “Great Council of State”) during the Meiji period
2. (politics, historical, colloquial) Same as だいじょうだいじん (daijō-daijin) above

Derived terms

• 太(だ)政(じょう)入(にゅう)道(どう) (dajō-nyūdō, “dajō-daijin entering the priesthood”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
太	政	大	臣
おお Grade: 2	まつりごと Grade: 5	おおまえつぎみ
		Grade: 1	Grade: 4
nanori	kun’yomi	jukujikun

First attested in the Ruiju Myōgishō (1241).

Compound of 太政 (ōmatsurigoto, “imperial government”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōmaetsugimi, “senior minister”).

Noun

太政大臣(おおまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ) • (ōmatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi) ^{←おほまつりごとのおほまへつぎみ (ofomaturigotonoofomafetugimi)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
太	政	大	臣
おお Grade: 2	まつりごと Grade: 5	おおまつぎみ
		Grade: 1	Grade: 4
nanori	kun’yomi	jukujikun

Compound of 太政 (ōmatsurigoto, “imperial government”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 大 (ō-, “big, great”) +‎ 公卿 (machigimi → matsugimi, “senior minister”).

Noun

太政大臣(おおまつりごとのおおまつぎみ) • (ōmatsurigoto no ōmatsugimi) ^{←おほまつりごとのおほまつぎみ (ofomaturigotonoofomatugimi)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
太	政	大	臣
おおきおとど
Grade: 2	Grade: 5	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Compound of 大き (ōki, “senior, upper”) +‎ 大殿 (otodo, “government minister”).

Noun

太政大臣(おおきおとど) • (ōki otodo) ^{←おほきおとど (ofokiotodo)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
太	政	大	臣
おおきおおいどの
Grade: 2	Grade: 5	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Compound of 大き (ōki, “senior, upper”) +‎ 大殿 (ōidono, “government minister”).

Noun

太政大臣(おおきおおいどの) • (ōki ōidono) ^{←おほきおほいどの (ofokiofoidono)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Etymology 7

Kanji in this term
太	政	大	臣
おおきおおいもうちぎみ
Grade: 2	Grade: 5	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Compound of 大き (ōki, “senior, upper”) +‎ 大臣 (ōimōchigimi, “Daijō-kan superior”).

Noun

太政大臣(おおきおおいもうちぎみ) • (ōki ōimōchigimi) ^{←おほきおほいまうちぎみ (ofokiofoimautigimi)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

   Synonym: 太政官 (ōimatsurigoto no tsukasa)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Coordinate terms

• 左(さ)大(だい)臣(じん) (sadaijin), 左(ひだりの)大臣(おとど) (hidari no otodo), 左(ひだりの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (hidari no ōimōchigimi, “minister of the left”)
• 右(う)大(だい)臣(じん) (udaijin), 右(みぎの)大臣(おとど) (migi no otodo), 右(みぎの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (migi no ōimōchigimi, “minister of the right”)
• 内(ない)大(だい)臣(じん) (naidaijin), 内(うちの)大臣(おとど) (uchi no otodo), 内(うちの)大臣(おおまえつぎみ) (uchi no ōmaetsugimi, “minister of the interior”)

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Old Japanese

Etymology

From 大き (opoki₁, the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of adjective 大し (oposi), “great”) +‎ 政 (maturigo₂to₂, “government, rule”) +‎ の (no₂, possessive particle) +‎ 大臣 (opomape₁tuki₁mi₁, “government minister”).

Noun

太政大臣 (opoki₁maturigo₂to₂ no₁ opomape₁tuki₁mi₁) (kana おほきまつりごとのおほまへつきみ)

1. (politics) the head of the 太政官 (Opoki₁maturigo₂to₂ no₂ Tukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.

Descendants

• Japanese: 太政大臣 (ōimatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi), in modern dictionaries