みこともち
Japanese
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| 宰 司 |
Etymology
Compound of 御言 (mikoto, “noble words”, in reference to the orders or pronouncements of the emperor) + 持ち (mochi, “holding, having”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuous or stem form”) of verb 持つ (motsu, “to hold, to have in hand”)).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲiko̞to̞mo̞t͡ɕi]
Noun
みこともち • (mikotomochi)
- (archaic, possibly obsolete, historical) in ancient Japan prior to the Taika Reform, a governor appointed by the emperor to carry out imperial policies in the provinces
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN