清少納言

See also: 淸少納言

Japanese

Kanji in this term
清	少	納	言
せい Grade: 4	しょう Grade: 2	な Grade: 6	ごん Grade: 2
kan’on	on’yomi	kan’yōon	goon

Alternative spelling
淸少納言 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

The initial 清 (Sei) is short for her family name 清原 (Kiyohara), while 少納言 (shōnagon, “lesser counselor of state”) refers to a position probably held by one of her husbands or close relatives. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Proper noun

清(せい)少(しょう)納(な)言(ごん) • (Sei Shōnagon) ^{←せいせうなごん (Sei Seunagon)^?}

pen name of a mid-Heian period poet and court lady, possibly 清原諾子 (Kiyohara no Nagiko), famous for authoring 枕草子 (Makura no Sōshi, “The Pillow Book”)

Derived terms

清(せい)少(しょう)納(な)言(ごん)集(しゅう) (Sei Shōnagon-shū)