太政官

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 2
しょう > じょう
Grade: 5
かん
Grade: 4
kan’yōon goon on’yomi

On-reading of Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa below.

Equivalent to 太政 (daijō, originally read ōmatsurigoto (notice the absence of -i in ōi), “imperial government) + (kan, government office).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いじょーかん [dàíjóꜜòkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [da̠iʑo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

(だい)(じょう)(かん) • (Daijō-kan) だいじやうくわん (daizyaukwan)?

  1. (government, historical) the highest governing body under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system between the Nara and Edo periods
  2. (government, historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうかん (Dajō-kan) below
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
しょう > じょう
Grade: 5
かん
Grade: 4
kan’yōon goon on’yomi

Variant on-reading of Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa below.

Equivalent to 太政 (dajō, originally read ōmatsurigoto (notice the absence of -i in ōi), “imperial government) + (kan, government office).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じょーかん [dàjóꜜòkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [da̠ʑo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

()(じょう)(かん) • (Dajō-kan) だじやうくわん (dazyaukwan)?

  1. (government, historical) the highest governing body of Imperial Japan in the early Meiji period
  2. (government, historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうかん (Daijō-kan) above
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 まつりごと
Grade: 5
つかさ
Grade: 4
irregular kun’yomi

Shift from Old Japanese 太政官 (Opoki1maturigo2to2 no2 Tukasa).

Equivalent to (ōi-, prefix of superiority) + (matsurigoto, government) + (no, possessive particle) + (tsukasa, government office).

The “chancellor” sense extends the meaning from (tsukasa, government office) to (tsukasa, government official).

Proper noun

太政官(おおいまつりごとのつかさ) • (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa) おほいまつりごとのつかさ (ofoimaturigotonotukasa)?

  1. (government, historical, archaic) the highest governing body under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system between the Nara and Edo periods

Noun

太政官(おおいまつりごとのつかさ) • (ōimatsurigoto no tsukasa) おほいまつりごとのつかさ (ofoimaturigotonotukasa)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic, rare) Synonym of 太政大臣 (ōki ōimōchigimi): the head of the Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm

References

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

Old Japanese

Etymology

From 大き (opoki1, the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of adjective 大し (oposi), “great) + (maturigo2to2, government, rule) + (no2, possessive particle) + (tukasa, government office).

Proper noun

太政官 (Opoki1maturigo2to2 no2 Tukasa) (kana おほきまつりごとのつかさ)

  1. the highest governing body under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system during and after the Nara period

Descendants

  • Japanese: 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa → Da(i)jō-kan)
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