太閤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	閤
たい Grade: 2	こう Jinmeiyō

Etymology

From the story of Taibo. In Shōyūki, Fujiwara no Sanesuke wrotes:

當時太閤德如帝王、世之興亡只在我心

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たいこー [táꜜìkòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ta̠iko̞ː]

Noun

太(たい)閤(こう) • (taikō)

(historical) a regent
(historical) a retired regent

Proper noun

太(たい)閤(こう) • (taikō)

(historical) a nickname for Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Synonym: 関白 (Kanpaku)

『太閤(たいこう)立志伝(りっしでん)』
“taikō risshi den”
The Taikō's success story

See also

摂政(せっしょう) (sesshō, “regent”)
関白(かんぱく) (kanpaku, “chief advisor”)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	閤

Proper noun

太閤 • (Taehap) (hangeul 태합)

hanja form^? of 태합 (“Taikō”)