道師

Japanese
Kanji in this term
道 師
みち
Grade: 2		 し
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First cited to the Nihon Shoki of 720.[1]

Ultimately composed of 道 (michi, “way, method”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 師 (shi, “master, teacher, leader”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) みちの​し [mìchí nóꜜ shì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mʲit͡ɕi no̞ ɕi]

Proper noun

道師(みちのし) • (Michi no Shi) 

  1. (historical) the fifth-highest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, “eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu”) [from 675 CE]. There are no records of this title ever being granted, and it is unclear what the title might have indicated.

See also

References
  1. “道師”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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