司馬
See also: 司马
Chinese
company; control | horse; surname | ||
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trad. (司馬) | 司 | 馬 | |
simp. (司马) | 司 | 马 |
Pronunciation
Noun
司馬
- (archaic) Grand Marshal (an important official post during the Han Dynasty)
- (archaic) Major (a low-level position within a commandery; the person in this position handled military affairs within the commandery)
Synonyms
- 典午 (diǎnwǔ)
Derived terms
Descendants
(Others)
- → Tocharian B: simā
Proper noun
司馬
Adjective
司馬
References
Government of the Han Dynasty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sima (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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司 | 馬 |
し Grade: 4 |
ば Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
Etymology
Literary Chinese 司馬 (sīmǎ)
Noun
司馬 • (shiba)
- (historical, government, religion, military) a position in feudal China, responsible for certain bureaucratic, religious and military affairs
- (historical, government) Synonym of 掾 (jō, “third-in-command of a 国司 (kokushi, “governorship”)”) (唐名 (karana, “Chinese designation”))
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