大臣
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
statesman; vassal; courtier statesman; vassal; courtier; minister; official | ||
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simp. and trad. (大臣) |
大 | 臣 |
Pronunciation
Noun
大臣
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 臣 |
だい Grade: 1 |
じん Grade: 4 |
goon |
From Middle Chinese 大臣 (MC dajH dzyin).
The 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading, so likely the earlier borrowing from Middle Chinese.
Noun
大臣 • (daijin)
Derived terms
- 大臣官房 (daijin kanbō)
- 大臣規範 (daijin kihan)
- 大臣家 (daijinke)
- 大臣政務官 (daijin seimukan)
- 大臣折衝 (daijin sesshō)
- 大臣の大饗 (daijin no taikyō)
- 大臣柱 (daijinbashira)
- 大臣補佐官 (daijin hosakan)
- 一の大臣 (ichi no daijin)
- 右大臣 (udaijin)
- 大蔵大臣 (ōkura daijin)
- 海軍大臣 (kaijun daijin)
- 外務大臣 (gaimu daijin)
- 各省大臣 (kakushō daijin)
- 吉備大臣 (Kibi Daijin)
- 行政大臣 (gyōsei daijin)
- 欽差大臣 (kinsa daijin)
- 宮内大臣 (kunai daijin)
- 軍機大臣 (gunki daijin)
- 経済産業大臣 (Keizai-sangyō-daijin)
- 厚生大臣 (kōsei daijin)
- 国土交通大臣 (Kokudo-kōtsū-daijin)
- 国務大臣 (kokumu daijin)
- 左大臣 (sadaijin)
- 財務大臣 (zaimu daijin)
- 三大臣 (sandaijin)
- 司法大臣 (shihō daijin)
- 主任の大臣 (shunin no daijin)
- 主務大臣 (shumu daijin)
- 総務大臣 (sōmu daijin)
- 総理大臣 (sōri-daijin)
- 太政大臣 (daijō-daijin), 太政大臣 (dajō-daijin)
- 通商産業大臣 (tsūshō-sangyō-daijin)
- 逓信大臣 (teishin daijin)
- 特命担当大臣 (Tokumei-tantō-daijin)
- 内大臣 (naidaijin)
- 内務大臣 (naimu daijin)
- 南洋大臣 (Nan'yō daijin)
- 任大臣 (nindaijin)
- 農林水産大臣 (nōrin suisan daijin)
- 伴食大臣 (banshoku daijin)
- 副大臣 (fukudaijin)
- 法務大臣 (hōmu daijin)
- 堀川大臣 (Horikawa no Daijin)
- 無任所大臣 (muninsho daijin)
- 文部大臣 (monbu-daijin)
- 文部科学大臣 (Monbu-kagaku-daijin)
- 郵政大臣 (yūsei daijin)
- 百合若大臣 (Yuriwaka Daijin)
- 陸軍大臣 (rikugun daijin)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 臣 |
たい Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: 4 |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 大臣 (MC dajH dzyin).
The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) reading, so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese.
Pronunciation
Noun
大臣 • (taishin)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 臣 |
だい Grade: 1 |
じん Grade: 4 |
goon |
For pronunciation and definitions of 大臣 – see the following entry: 大尽 |
(The following entry is uncreated: 大尽.)
Etymology 4
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 臣 |
おとど | |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
jukujikun |
For pronunciation and definitions of 大臣 – see the following entry: 大殿 |
(The following entry is uncreated: 大殿.)
Derived terms
Noun
大臣 • (ōomi) ←おほおみ (ofoomi)?
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:大臣.
Derived terms
- 内大臣 (uchi no ōomi)
See also
- 大連 (ōmuraji)
Etymology 6
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 臣 |
おおいもうちぎみ | |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
jukujikun |
Compound of 大 (ōi-, prefix of superiority) + 公卿 (mōchigimi, “senior court official”).
Noun
大臣 • (ōimōchigimi) ←おほいまうちぎみ (ofoimautigimi)?
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:大臣.
Etymology 7
Kanji in this term | |
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大 | 臣 |
おおまえつぎみ | |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 4 |
jukujikun |
Shift from Old Japanese 大臣 (opomape1tuki1mi1).
Equivalent to 大 (ō-, “big, great”) + 公卿 (maetsugimi, ancient pronunciation of mōchigimi, “senior court official who serves before the Emperor”).
Noun
大臣 • (ōmaetsugimi) ←おほまへつぎみ (ofomafetugimi)?
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Old Japanese
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:大臣.
Derived terms
- 太政大臣 (opoki1maturigo2to2 no1 opomape1tuki1mi1)
Descendants
- Japanese: 大臣 (ōmaetsugimi)
Etymology 2
From 大 (opo-, “big, great”) + 公卿 (matiki1mi1, “senior court official”).
Alternatively, a shift from opomape1tuki1mi1 above.
Noun
大臣 (opomatiki1mi1) (kana おほまちきみ)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:大臣.
Descendants
- Japanese: 大臣 (ōmachigimi), in modern dictionaries
Etymology 3
From 大 (opo-, “big, great”) + 臣 (omi1, a kabane title).
The final -o of opo- was lost due to haplology.
Noun
大臣 (opomi1) (kana おほみ)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:大臣.
See also
- 大連 (opomurazi)