右大臣

右大臣

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
右	大	臣
う Grade: 1	だい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 4
goon

From 右 (u, “right”) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, “government minister”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) うだ​いじん [ùdáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝda̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

右(う)大(だい)臣(じん) • (udaijin) 

1. (politics, historical) the minister of the right, a 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”)
• 左(さ)大(だい)臣(じん) (sadaijin, “minister of the left”)
• 内(ない)大(だい)臣(じん) (naidaijin, “minister of the interior”)

Derived terms

• 阿(あ)部(べの)右(う)大(だい)臣(じん) (Abe no Udaijin)
• 鎌(かま)倉(くら)右(う)大(だい)臣(じん) (Kamakura Udaijin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
右	大	臣
みぎ Grade: 1	おとど
	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
kun’yomi	jukujikun

From 右 (migi, “right”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大殿 (otodo, “government minister”).

Noun

右大臣(みぎのおとど) • (migi no otodo) 

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the right, a 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”)
• 左(ひだりの)大臣(おとど) (hidari no otodo, “minister of the left”)
• 内(うちの)大臣(おとど) (uchi no otodo, “minister of the interior”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
右	大	臣
みぎ Grade: 1	おおいもうちぎみ
	Grade: 1	Grade: 4
kun’yomi	jukujikun

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

Noun

右大臣(みぎのおおいもうちぎみ) • (migi no ōimōchigimi) ^{←みぎのおほいまうちぎみ (miginoofoimautigimi)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the right, a 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”)
• 内(うちの)大臣(おおまえつぎみ) (uchi no ōmaetsugimi, “minister of the interior”)

References

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