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太政大臣 (daijoudaijin) Japanese meaning: Grand Minister | Kotomora
太政大臣だいじょうだいじん also: だじょうだいじん · おおきおおいどの · おおきおおいもうちぎみ · おおきおとど · おおきまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ · おおまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ · おおいまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ
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The Grand Minister was one of the highest offices under the Ritsuryō system.
Fujiwara no Michinaga wielded immense power as Grand Minister.
Kanji 太 plump, thick, big around Related words 関かん 白ぱく Regent for an adult emperor; often held more practical power than the Grand Minister, though the Grand Minister was nominally higher.
太たい 閤こう Title given to a retired Kampaku (regent); sometimes used for a retired Grand Minister, most famously Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Written forms 太政大臣
だいじょうだいじん
Standard modern reading and spelling for the historical title.
だじょうだいじん
Alternate reading, historically common; still encountered in academic contexts.
おおきおおいどの
Ancient Japanese reading (訓読み) used in early court records.
おおきおおいもうちぎみ
Variant ancient reading; rare.
おおきおとど
Abbreviated ancient reading; rare.
おおきまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ
Full ancient descriptive reading; extremely rare.
Etymology From Chinese 太政大臣 (tàizhèng dàchén), literally 'Grand Minister of State'. Adopted into the Japanese Ritsuryō system as the highest court rank.
Variant of the full ancient reading; extremely rare.
おおいまつりごとのおおまえつぎみ
Another variant of the full ancient reading; extremely rare.
