大おお御み

also: おおん · おおむ

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み

Meanings

Honorific prefix used in reference to the emperor, imperial family, or Shinto gods. Appears in fixed compounds like 大御心 (おおみこころ, 'imperial will') and 大御神 (おおみかみ, 'great god'). Not freely productive in modern Japanese.

大おお御み心こころにかなうよう、政せい策さくを進すすめる。
We advance policies in accordance with the imperial will.
伊い勢せ神じん宮ぐうには大おお御み神かみが祀まつられている。
The great god is enshrined at Ise Grand Shrine.

Kanji

大large, big
御honorable, manipulate, govern

Related words

御お
Common honorific prefix for everyday politeness; 大御 is far more restricted and elevated, used only for imperial or divine contexts.
大おお
Prefix meaning 'big' or 'great'; 大御 adds an explicit honorific layer beyond mere size or importance.

Word family

大おお御み位くらい
imperial throne
大おお御み宝たから
imperial subjects; the people
大おお御み神かみ
god; great god

Built from

大おお+御み

Written forms

大御
- おおみ
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading おおみ; used in honorific prefixes for imperial and divine referents.
- おおん
  Rare reading for this kanji form; おおみ is the primary reading.
- おおむ
  Rare reading; おおみ is the primary reading.
御Usage100%
- おおん
  Alternate kanji spelling; reading おおん is less common. May be encountered in historical or literary contexts.
- おおむ
おおむ
おおん

Etymology

The prefix 大御 (おおみ) is a combination of 大 (おお, 'great') and 御 (み, an honorific prefix). The reading おおみ is the most common; おおん and おおむ are historical or euphonic variants. The exact derivation of the variants is uncertain.