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大御代 (おおみよ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大おお御み代よ

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Meanings

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noun

glorious imperial reign

Archaic honorific term for the reign of an emperor, used in classical or historical contexts. Not used in everyday modern Japanese.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「大おお御み代よ」という言こと葉ばで天皇てんのうの治ち世せいを讃たたえている。
In old documents, the emperor's reign is praised with the word '大御代'.

Kanji

大large, big
御honorable, manipulate, govern
代substitute, change, convert

Similar words

御み代よ
御代 is a more common archaic term for an imperial reign, while 大御代 adds the honorific prefix 大 (おお) for extra reverence.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (おお, 'great') + 御代 (みよ, 'imperial reign'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a pattern of honorific prefixation in classical Japanese.