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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
だい
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 4
goon
 
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From (sa, right) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, government minister).

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Noun

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()(だい)(じん) (sadaijin

  1. (politics, historical) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)
  2. (politics, historical) a government position in the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, Great Council of State) during the early Meiji period [1869-1885]
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ひだり
Grade: 1
おとど
Grade: 1 Grade: 4
kun'yomi jukujikun

From (hidari, left) +‎ (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大殿 (otodo, government minister).

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左大臣(ひだりのおとど) (hidari no otodo

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)
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Etymology 3

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ひだり
Grade: 1
おおいもうちぎみ
Grade: 1 Grade: 4
kun'yomi jukujikun

From (hidari, inside, interior) +‎ (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōimōchigimi, Daijō-kan superior).

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左大臣(ひだりのおおいもうちぎみ) (hidari no ōimōchigimiひだりのおほいまうちぎみ (fidari no ofoimautigimi)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, Great Council of State, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)
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Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
だい
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 4
goon
For pronunciation and definitions of 左大臣 – see the following entry: 左大神

(The following entry is uncreated: 左大神.)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN