内大臣

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ない
Grade: 2
だい
Grade: 1
じん
Grade: 4
goon
Alternative spelling
內大臣 (kyūjitai)

From (nai, inside, interior) +‎ 大臣 (daijin, government minister).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いだいじん [nàídáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠ida̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

(ない)(だい)(じん) • (naidaijin

  1. (politics, historical) the minister of the interior, one of the 令外の官 (ryōge no kan, government offices not specified by administrative decree) [669-1868]
  2. (politics, historical) an administrative post in the Imperial Japanese government, equivalent to Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal in the United Kingdom [1885-1945]
    Synonym: 内府 (naifu, daifu)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
  • (ない)(だい)(じん)(きょう) (Naidaijin-kyō)
  • (ない)(だい)(じん)(ばし) (Naidaijin-bashi)
  • (かん)(じゅ)()(ない)(だい)(じん) (Kanju-ji Naidaijin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
うち
Grade: 2
おとど
Grade: 1 Grade: 4
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
內大臣 (kyūjitai)

From (uchi, inside, interior) +‎ (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大殿 (otodo, government minister).

Noun

内大臣(うちのおとど) • (uchi no otodo

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the interior, one of the 令外の官 (ryōge no kan, government offices not specified by administrative decree)
Coordinate terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
うち
Grade: 2
おおまえつぎみ
Grade: 1 Grade: 4
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
內大臣 (kyūjitai)

From (uchi, inside, interior) +‎ (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōmaetsugimi, senior minister).

Noun

内大臣(うちのおおまえつぎみ) • (uchi no ōmaetsugimiうちのおほまへつぎみ (utinoofomafetugimi)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the interior, one of the 令外の官 (ryōge no kan, government offices not specified by administrative decree)
Coordinate terms

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
うち
Grade: 2
おお
Grade: 1
おみ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
內大臣 (kyūjitai)

From (uchi, inside, interior) +‎ (no, attributive particle) +‎ 大臣 (ōomi, Daijō-kan superior).

Noun

内大臣(うちのおおおみ) • (uchi no ōomiうちのおほおみ (utinoofoomi)?

  1. (politics, historical, archaic) the minister of the interior, one of the 令外の官 (ryōge no kan, government offices not specified by administrative decree)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN