太政大臣

Compound of 太 (だい)政 (じょう) (daijō, “imperial government”, on-reading of ōmatsurigoto below) + 大臣 (だいじん) (daijin, “government minister”).

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) だいじょーだ​いじん [dàíjóódáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [da̠iʑo̞ːda̠iʑĩɴ]

太政大臣 (hiragana だいじょうだいじん, rōmaji Daijō-daijin, historical hiragana だいじやうだいじん)

1. (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 (Daishōkoku)

2. (historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうだいじん (Dajō-daijin) below

• 太 (だい)政 (じょう)入 (にゅう)道 (どう) (Daijō-nyūdō, “Daijō-daijin entering the priesthood”)
• 後 (ご)京 (きょう)極 (ごく)摂 (せっ)政 (しょう)前 (さきの)太 (だい)政 (じょう)大 (だい)臣 (じん) (Gokyōgoku Sesshō Saki no Daijō-daijin, courtesy name of Kujō (Fujiwara no) Yoshitsune)
• 入 (にゅう)道 (どう)前 (さきの)太 (だい)政 (じょう)大 (だい)臣 (じん) (Nyūdō Saki no Daijō-daijin, courtesy name of Saionji (Fujiwara no) Kintsune)
• 法 (ほっ)性 (しょう)寺 (じ)入 (にゅう)道 (どう)前 (さきの)関 (かん)白 (ぱく)太 (だい)政 (じょう)大 (だい)臣 (じん) (Hosshōji Nyūdō Saki no Kanpaku Daijō-daijin, “courtesy name of Fujiwara no Tadamichi”)

Compound of 太 (だ)政 (じょう) (dajō, “imperial government”, variant on-reading of ōmatsurigoto below) + 大臣 (だいじん) (daijin, “government minister”).

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) だじょーだ​いじん [dàjóódáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [da̠ʑo̞ːda̠iʑĩɴ]

太政大臣 (hiragana だじょうだいじん, rōmaji Dajō-daijin, historical hiragana だじやうだいじん)

1. (historical) the head of the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, “Great Council of State”) during the Meiji period
2. (historical, colloquial) Same as だいじょうだいじん (Daijō-daijin) above

• 太 (だ)政 (じょう)入 (にゅう)道 (どう) (Dajō-nyūdō, “Dajō-daijin entering the priesthood”)

First attested in the Ruiju Myōgishō (1241).

Compound of 大 (おお)政 (まつりごと) (ōmatsurigoto, “imperial government”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 大臣 (おおまえつぎみ) (ōmaetsugimi, “senior minister”).

太政大臣 (hiragana おおまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ, rōmaji Ōmatsurigoto no Ōmaetsugimi, historical hiragana おほまつりごとのおほまへつぎみ)

1. (historical, archaic, obsolete) the head of the 太政官 (Ō(k)imatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).

Possibly a shift from Ōmatsurigoto no Ōmaetsugimi above or by similar compounding, compare the shift of 公卿 (maetsukimi → matsugimi, “court nobleman”).

太政大臣 (hiragana おおまつりごとのおおまつぎみ, rōmaji Ōmatsurigoto no Ōmatsugimi, historical hiragana おほまつりごとのおほまつぎみ)

1. (historical, archaic, obsolete) the head of the 太政官 (Ō(k)imatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

Appears in The Tale of Genji (c. early 11th century).

Compound of 大 (おお)き (ōki, “senior, upper”) + 大 (おおい)殿 (どの) (ōidono, “minister”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

太政大臣 (hiragana おおきおおいどの, rōmaji Ōki Ōidono, historical hiragana おほきおほいどの)

1. (historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ō(k)imatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”
   • c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (Wakana, part 1)

     おほきおほいどのの君 (きみ)たち、頭 (とうの)弁 (べん)、兵 (ひやう)衛 (ゑの)佐 (すけ)、大 (たい)夫 (ふ)の君 (きみ)など...

     Ōki Ōidono no kimitachi, Tō-no-ben, Hyōe-no-suke, Taifu no kimi nado...

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Appears in The Tales of Ise (c. late 9th-early 10th century).

Compound of 大 (おお)き (ōki, “senior, upper”) + 大臣 (おおいもうちぎみ) (ōimōchigimi, “Daijō-kan superior”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

太政大臣 (hiragana おおきおおいもうちぎみ, rōmaji Ōki Ōimōchigimi, historical hiragana おほきおほいまうちぎみ)

1. (historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ō(k)imatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”
   • late 9th century, Ise Monogatari (section 98)

     むかし、おほきおほいまうちぎみと聞 (き)こゆる、おはしけり。

     Mukashi, Ōki Ōimochigimi to kikoyuru, owashikeri.

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   Synonym: 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa)

Appears in The Tales of Ise (c. late 9th-early 10th century).

Compound of 大 (おお)き (ōki, “senior, upper”) + 大殿 (おとど) (otodo, “minister”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

太政大臣 (hiragana おおきおとど, rōmaji Ōki Otodo, historical hiragana おほきおとど)

1. (historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ō(k)imatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”
   • late 9th century, Ise Monogatari (section 101)

     などかくしもよむ、と言 (い)ひければ、おほきおとどの栄 (ゑい)花 (ぐわ)のさかりにみまそかりて、藤 (とう)氏 (し)のことに栄 (さか)ゆるを思 (おも)ひてよめる、となむ言 (い)ひける。

     "Nado kakushi mo yomu," to iikereba, "Ōki Otodo no eiga no sakari ni mimasokarite, Tōshi no koto ni sakayuru o omoite-yomeru," to namu iikeru.

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From 大 (おお)き (ōki, “upper → imperial”) + 政 (まつりごと) (matsurigoto, “government, rule”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 大臣 (おおまえつぎみ) (ōmaetsugimi, “government minister”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

太政大臣 (hiragana おおきまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ, rōmaji Ōkimatsurigoto no Ōmaetsugimi, historical hiragana おほきまつりごとのおほまへつぎみ)

1. (historical, archaic, obsolete) the head of the 太政官 (Ōkimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

Shift from Ōkimatsurigoto no Ōmaetsugimi above, by natural shift of adjectival noun 大き (ofoki → ōki) to prefix 大い (ofoi- → ōi-).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

太政大臣 (hiragana おおいまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ, rōmaji Ōimatsurigoto no Ōmaetsugimi, historical hiragana おほいまつりごとおほまへつぎみ)

1. (historical, archaic) the head of the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system), equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

• Daijō-daijin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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