左大臣

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
左	大	臣
さ Grade: 1	だい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 4
goon

From 左 (sa, “right”) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, “government minister”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さだいじん [sàdáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠da̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

左(さ)大(だい)臣(じん) • (sadaijin) 

1. (politics, historical) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)
2. (politics, historical) a government position in the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, “Great Council of State”) during the early Meiji period [1869-1885]

Coordinate terms

• 太(だい)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) (daijō-daijin), 太(だ)政(じょう)大(だい)臣(じん) (dajō-daijin, “chancellor of the realm”)
• 右(う)大(だい)臣(じん) (udaijin, “minister of the right”)
• 内(ない)大(だい)臣(じん) (naidaijin, “minister of the interior”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 河原(かわらの)左(さ)大(だい)臣(じん) (Kawara no Sadaijin)
• 北(きたの)辺(べの)左(さ)大(だい)臣(じん) (Kitanobe no Sadaijin)
• 後(ご)徳(とく)大(だい)寺(じの)左(さ)大(だい)臣(じん) (Go-Tokudaiji no Sadaijin)
• 西(にしの)宮(みや)左(さ)大(だい)臣(じん) (Nishinomiya Sadaijin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
左	大	臣
ひだり Grade: 1	おとど
	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
kun'yomi	jukujikun

From 左 (hidari, “left”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大殿 (otodo, “government minister”).

Noun

左大臣(ひだりのおとど) • (hidari no otodo) 

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)

Coordinate terms

• 太政大臣(おおきおとど) (ōki otodo, “chancellor of the realm”)
• 右(みぎの)大臣(おとど) (migi no otodo, “minister of the right”)
• 内(うちの)大臣(おとど) (uchi no otodo, “minister of the interior”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
左	大	臣
ひだり Grade: 1	おおいもうちぎみ
	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
kun'yomi	jukujikun

From 左 (hidari, “inside, interior”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōimōchigimi, “Daijō-kan superior”).

Noun

左大臣(ひだりのおおいもうちぎみ) • (hidari no ōimōchigimi) ^{←ひだりのおほいまうちぎみ (fidari no ofoimautigimi)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)

Coordinate terms

• 太政(おおまつりごとの)大臣(おおまえつぎみ) (ōmatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi), 太政大臣(おおきおおいもうちぎみ) (ōki ōimōchigimi, “chancellor of the realm”)
• 右(みぎの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (migi no ōimōchigimi, “minister of the right”)
• 内(うちの)大臣(おおまえつぎみ) (uchi no ōmaetsugimi, “minister of the interior”)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
左	大	臣
さ Grade: 1	だい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 4
goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 左大臣 – see the following entry: 左大神

(The following entry is uncreated: 左大神.)