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内大臣 (ないだいじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

内ない大だい臣じん

also: うちのおとど · うちのおおまえつぎみ · うちのおおおみ

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Meanings

1

noun

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945)

historical term

Only with reading ないだいじん

Historical title for the official in charge of the Privy Seal of Japan during the Meiji through early Shōwa periods.

内ない大だい臣じんは天皇てんのうの御ぎょ璽じ・国こく璽じを保ほ管かんする職しょく務むを担になっていた。
The Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal was responsible for the custody of the Emperor's privy seal and state seal.

2

noun

Minister of the Interior (669-1868)

historical term

Historical title for a high-ranking official in the imperial court from the Asuka period until the Meiji Restoration. The archaic readings are associated with this earlier office.

平へい安あん時じ代だいの内ない大だい臣じんは、太政官だいじょうかんの一いち員いんとして政せい務むに参さん与よした。
The Minister of the Interior in the Heian period participated in government affairs as a member of the Great Council of State.

Written forms

内大臣
- ないだいじん
  Standard modern reading and spelling for both historical offices.
- うちのおとど
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana reading for the pre-Meiji Minister of the Interior.
- うちのおおまえつぎみ
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana reading for the pre-Meiji Minister of the Interior.
- うちのおおおみ
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana reading for the pre-Meiji Minister of the Interior.
うちのおとど
out-dated reading
うちのおおおみ
out-dated reading
うちのおおまえつぎみ
out-dated reading

Kanji

内inside, within, between
大large, big
臣retainer, subject

Etymology

From 内 (inner/privy) + 大臣 (minister). The title was used for two distinct historical offices: the pre-Meiji court position and the modern Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.