内大臣

内大臣

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
内	大	臣
ない Grade: 2	だい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 4
goon

Alternative spelling
內大臣 (kyūjitai)

From 内 (nai, “inside, interior”) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, “government minister”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) ないだ​いじん [nàídáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠ida̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

内(ない)大(だい)臣(じん) • (naidaijin) 

1. (politics, historical) the minister of the interior, one of the 令外の官 (ryōge no kan, “government offices not specified by administrative decree”) [669-1868]
2. (politics, historical) an administrative post in the Imperial Japanese government, equivalent to Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal in the United Kingdom [1885-1945]

   Synonym: 内府 (naifu, daifu)

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”)
• 左(さだ)大(い)臣(じん) (sadaijin, “minister of the left”)
• 右(うだ)大(い)臣(じん) (udaijin, “minister of the right”)

Derived terms

• 内(ない)大(だい)臣(じん)峡(きょう) (Naidaijin-kyō)
• 内(ない)大(だい)臣(じん)橋(ばし) (Naidaijin-bashi)
• 勧(かん)修(じゅ)寺(じ)内(ない)大(だい)臣(じん) (Kanju-ji Naidaijin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
内	大	臣
うち Grade: 2	おとど
	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
kun’yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
內大臣 (kyūjitai)

From 内 (uchi, “inside, interior”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大殿 (otodo, “government minister”).

Noun

内大臣(うちのおとど) • (uchi no otodo) 

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the interior, one of the 令外の官 (ryōge no kan, “government offices not specified by administrative decree”)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:内大臣.

Coordinate terms

• 太政大臣(おおきおとど) (ōki otodo, “chancellor of the realm”)
• 左(ひだりの)大臣(おとど) (hidari no otodo, “minister of the left”)
• 右(みぎの)大臣(おとど) (migi no otodo, “minister of the right”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
内	大	臣
うち Grade: 2	おおまえつぎみ
	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
kun’yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
內大臣 (kyūjitai)

From 内 (uchi, “inside, interior”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōmaetsugimi, “senior minister”).

Noun

内大臣(うちのおおまえつぎみ) • (uchi no ōmaetsugimi) ^{←うちのおほまへつぎみ (utinoofomafetugimi)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the interior, one of the 令外の官 (ryōge no kan, “government offices not specified by administrative decree”)

Coordinate terms

• 太政大臣(おおまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ) (ōmatsurigoto no ōmaetsugimi), 太政大臣(おおきおおいもうちぎみ) (ōki ōimōchigimi, “chancellor of the realm”)
• 左(ひだりの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (hidari no ōimōchigimi, “minister of the left”)
• 右(みぎの)大臣(おおいもうちぎみ) (migi no ōimōchigimi, “minister of the right”)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
内	大	臣
うち Grade: 2	おお Grade: 1	おみ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
內大臣 (kyūjitai)

From 内 (uchi, “inside, interior”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōomi, “Daijō-kan superior”).

Noun

内大臣(うちのおおおみ) • (uchi no ōomi) ^{←うちのおほおみ (utinoofoomi)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the interior, one of the 令外の官 (ryōge no kan, “government offices not specified by administrative decree”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN