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”).
Noun
    
太政大臣 • (daijō-daijin) ←だいじやうだいじん (daizyaudaizin)?
- (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)
 
- (politics, historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうだいじん (dajō-daijin) below
Quotations
    
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Derived terms
    
- 太政入道 (daijō-nyūdō, “daijō-daijin entering the priesthood”)
- 後京極摂政前太政大臣 (Gokyōgoku Sesshō Saki no Daijō-daijin)
- 入道前太政大臣 (Nyūdō Saki no Daijō-daijin)
- 法性寺入道前関白太政大臣 (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”).
Noun
    
太政大臣 • (dajō-daijin) ←だじやうだいじん (dazyaudaizin)?
Derived terms
    
- 太政入道 (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).[2]
Compound of 太政 (ōmatsurigoto, “imperial government”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 大臣 (ōmaetsugimi, “senior minister”).
Noun
    
太政大臣 • (ōmatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi) ←おほまつりごとのおほまへつぎみ (ofomaturigotonoofomafetugimi)?
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 • (ōmatsurigoto no ōmatsugimi) ←おほまつりごとのおほまつぎみ (ofomaturigotonoofomatugimi)?
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 • (ōki otodo) ←おほきおとど (ofokiotodo)?
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 • (ōki ōidono) ←おほきおほいどの (ofokiofoidono)?
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 • (ōki ōimōchigimi) ←おほきおほいまうちぎみ (ofokiofoimautigimi)?
Quotations
    
For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.
Coordinate terms
    
References
    
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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)
Quotations
    
For quotations using this term, see Citations:太政大臣.
Descendants
    
- Japanese: 太政大臣 (ōimatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi), in modern dictionaries