太政

太政

See also: 大政

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	政
Grade: 2	まつりごと Grade: 5
jukujikun	kun’yomi

Etymology

First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (738 CE).[1]

Compound of 大 (ō-, “big, great”) +‎ 政 (matsurigoto, “government, rule”).

The use of 太 to mean "very great" is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

太政 (hiragana おおまつりごと, rōmaji ōmatsurigoto, historical hiragana おほまつりごと)

1. (historical) the imperial government

Derived terms

• 参議 (おおまつりごとびと) (ōmatsurigoto-bito)
• 太政 (おおまつりごとの)大臣 (おおまえつぎみ) (Ōmatsurigoto no Ōmaetsugimi), 太政 (おおまつりごとの)大臣 (おおまつぎみ) (Ōmatsurigoto no Ōmatsugimi)
  • 太 (だい)政 (じょう)大 (だい)臣 (じん) (Daijō-daijin), 太 (だ)政 (じょう)大臣 (だいじん) (Dajō-daijin)

References

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