太政官

On-reading of Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa below.

Equivalent to 太政 (daijō, originally read ōmatsurigoto (notice the absence of -i in ōi), “imperial government”) +‎ 官 (kan, “government office”).

• (Tokyo) だいじょーかん [dàíjóꜜòkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [da̠iʑo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

太(だい)政(じょう)官(かん) • (Daijō-kan) ^{←だいじやうくわん (Daizyaukwan)?}

1. (government, historical) the highest governing body under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system between the Nara and Edo periods
2. (government, historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうかん (Dajō-kan) below

Variant on-reading of Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa below.

Equivalent to 太政 (dajō, originally read ōmatsurigoto (notice the absence of -i in ōi), “imperial government”) +‎ 官 (kan, “government office”).

• (Tokyo) だじょーかん [dàjóꜜòkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [da̠ʑo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

太(だ)政(じょう)官(かん) • (Dajō-kan) ^{←だじやうくわん (Dazyaukwan)?}

1. (government, historical) the highest governing body of Imperial Japan in the early Meiji period
2. (government, historical, colloquial) Same as だいじょうかん (Daijō-kan) above

Shift from Old Japanese 太政官 (Opoki₁maturigo₂to₂ no₂ Tukasa). The original form is reflected in Ōkimatsurigoto no Tsukasa below.

Equivalent to 大 (ōi-, prefix of superiority) +‎ 政 (matsurigoto, “government”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 官 (tsukasa, “government office”).

The “chancellor” sense extends the meaning from 官 (tsukasa, “government office”) to 司 (tsukasa, “government official”).

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːima̠t͡sɨɾʲiɡo̞to̞ no̞ t͡sɨka̠sa̠]

太(おおい)政(まつりごとの)官(つかさ) • (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa) ^{←おほいまつりごとのつかさ (Ofoimaturigoto no Tukasa)?}

1. (government, historical, archaic) the highest governing body under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system between the Nara and Edo periods

太(おおい)政(まつりごとの)官(つかさ) • (ōimatsurigoto no tsukasa) ^{←おほいまつりごとのつかさ (ofoimaturigoto no tukasa)?}

1. (politics, historical, archaic, rare) synonym of 太政大臣 (ōki ōimōchigimi): the head of the Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːkʲima̠t͡sɨɾʲiɡo̞to̞ no̞ t͡sɨka̠sa̠]

太(おおき)政(まつりごとの)官(つかさ) • (Ōkimatsurigoto no Tsukasa) ^{←おほきまつりごとのつかさ (Ofokimaturigoto no Tukasa)?}

1. (government, historical, archaic) highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system; chancellor of the realm

From 大き (opoki₁, the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of adjective 大し (oposi), “great”) +‎ 政 (maturigo₂to₂, “government, rule”) +‎ の (no₂, possessive particle) +‎ 官 (tukasa, “government office”).

太政官 (Opoki₁maturigo₂to₂ no₂ Tukasa) (kana おほきまつりごとのつかさ)

1. the highest governing body under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system during and after the Nara period

• Japanese: 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa → Da(i)jō-kan)