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海相 (かいしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

海かい相しょう

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Meanings

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noun

Navy Minister; Minister of the Navy

Historical title for the cabinet minister in charge of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Now obsolete in modern Japan.

山本権兵衛やまもとごんのひょうは日露戦争えはにちろせんそう当とう時じの海かい相しょうだった。
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe was the Navy Minister at the time of the Russo-Japanese War.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
相inter-, mutual, together

Similar words

海かい軍ぐん大だい臣じん
海軍大臣 is the more formal and common term for the Minister of the Navy, while 海相 is an abbreviated form used in historical contexts.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 海軍大臣 (かいぐんだいじん, 'Minister of the Navy'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows the pattern of other ministerial abbreviations such as 外相 (がいしょう, 'Foreign Minister').