右

From Middle Chinese 右 (MC hjuwX).
The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

右衛門

右大臣

(history, government) "of the right", junior or subordinate to 左 (sa-, “of the left”)


品

(history) a type of rank for officials in East Asian courts


品

一品

三品


土

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 土 (MC duX).

薩長土肥

Satsuma Domain, Chōshū Domain, Tosa Domain and Hizen domain

(history) Short for 土佐藩 (Tosahan, Tosa Domain, a former domain in Japan).


左

左衛門

左大臣

(history, government) "of the left", senior or superior to 右 (u-, “of the right”)


従

従一位

従三位

従九位

(history) "junior" ranking for 位 (-i, “Japanese courtier rank”)


正

正 (canonical)
shō- (romanization)
syau- (romanization)
しやう (hiragana historical)

正一位

正三位

正九位

(history) "senior" ranking for 位 (-i, “Japanese courtier rank”)


肥

(history) Short for 肥国 (Hi no kuni, Hi Province, a former province in Japan).

Short for 肥前 (Hizen, Hizen Province, a former province).

肥前

Short for 肥後 (Higo, Higo Province, a former province).

薩長土肥

(history) Short for 肥前藩 (Hizen han, Hizen domain (Saga Domain), a former domain in Japan).


薩

薩 (canonical)
satsu (romanization)
satu (romanization)
さつ (hiragana historical)

薩長

(history) Short for 薩摩藩 (Satsuma han, Satsuma Domain, a former domain in Japan).}}


魂

ja-noun

魂(たましい) • (tamashī) ^(←たましひ (tamasifi)?)

魂 (canonical)
tamashī (romanization)
tamasifi (romanization)
たましひ (hiragana historical)

⟨tamasipi₁⟩ → */tamasipʲi/ → /tamaɕifi/ → /tamaɕiwi/ → /tamaɕiː/
From Old Japanese.
Compound of 魂 (tama, “soul, spirit”, see below) and an uncertain shii, possibly 強ひ (shihi → shii), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of classical verb 強ふ (shifu → shiu), modern 強いる (shiiru, “to force, compel”).

the word is primary known through the idiosyncratic romanization

the title of the video game Katamari Damacy

多麻之比波安之多由布敝尓多麻布礼杼安我牟祢伊多之古非能之氣吉尓

安之多由布敝尓 あしたゆふへに

安我牟祢伊多之 あがむねいたし

古非能之氣吉尓 こひのしげきに

tamashī wa ashita-yūbe ni tamafuredo aga mune itashi koi no shigeki ni


魄

2004 June 15, Rumiko Takahashi, “第(だい)１話(わ) 試(し)作(さく) [Chapter 1: Prototypes]”, in 犬(いぬ)夜(や)叉(しゃ) [Inuyasha], volume 35 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 8:

Kon is the heart… in other words, the soul. And haku is the force that moves the body…

魂は心…つまり魂だ。そして魄は体を動かす力…

Kon wa kokoro… Tsumari tamashī da. Soshite haku wa karada o ugokasu chikara…

As long as it has this haku thing, even a soulless corpse can move.

魄ってやつがあれば、魂のない死骸でも動くんだな。

Haku tte yatsu ga areba, tamashī no nai shigai de mo ugoku n da na.

(religion, folklore) po (haku), the soul which does not leave the body after death, compared to hun (kon) which does.


北京

ja-pos

北(ほっ)京(きょう) • (Hokkyō) ^(←ほくきやう (Fokukyau)?)

北京 (canonical)
Hokkyō (romanization)
Fokukyau (romanization)
ほくきやう (hiragana historical)

Compound of 北(ほく) (hoku, “north”) + 京(きょう) (kyō, “capital city”). Attested from the 13th century.

ja-compound

(history) Kyoto the "Northern Capital", as opposed to Nara the "Southern Capital"


狒々

狒々 (canonical)
狒々 (canonical)
hihi (romanization)

(Japanese mythology, folklore) a hihi (Japanese monkey-like yokai)


大和

Appears to be a borrowing from Middle Chinese 大和 (MC dajH|daH hwa|hwaH).

(Chinese history) an era during the Tang dynasty, from 827 through 835 CE

(Chinese history) an era during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, from 929 through 935 CE


小篆

ja-noun

小(しょう)篆(てん) • (shōten) ^(←せうてん (seuten)?)

小篆 (canonical)
shōten (romanization)
seuten (romanization)
せうてん (hiragana historical)


地下

(history) a common courtier (a courtier who didn't get access to the imperial palace)

地下に潜る

go underground (as in a political movement)


火車

火車 (canonical)
kasha (romanization)
kwasya (romanization)
くわしや (hiragana historical)

/kua t͡ɕia/ → /kʷaɕʲa/ → /kaɕa/
From Middle Chinese compound 火車 (MC xwaX tsyhae).
The "steam locomotive" sense is a semantic loan from modern Chinese 火車 /火车 (huǒchē).

(folklore) a yōkai that steals the corpses of those who have died as a result of accumulating evil deeds


天の川

ja-pos

天(あま)の川(がわ) • (Amanogawa) ^(←あまのがは (Amanogafa)?)

天の川 (canonical)
Amanogawa (romanization)
Amanogafa (romanization)
あまのがは (hiragana historical)

From 天 (ama, “heaven”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 川 (kawa, “river”).

af

(folklore) the Milky Way (where Orihime could meet Hikoboshi on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month)


遺物

遺物 (canonical)
ibutsu (romanization)
wibutu (romanization)
ゐぶつ (hiragana historical)

(archaeology) relic (artifact left behind by a culture)


博士

→ Kanakanabu: hakasi

→ Paiwan: hakasi

→ Saaroa: hakasi

→ Sakizaya: hakasi

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 博士 (pak dzri^X). Unattested in extant Old Japanese texts, but likely borrowed in the Old Japanese period, being an official title in the ritsuryō system.


ペルシア

[pe̞ɾɯ̟ɕia̠]

1987 March 20 [1987 February 20], Fujiko Fujio, “カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing]”, in カンビュセスの籤(くじ) [Cambyses’s Drawing] (藤子不二雄 ＳＦ全短編; 1), 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Chuokoronsha, →ISBN, 第一章, page 280:

My name is Sarc! Servant of Cambyses!! The King of Kings of Persia, son of Cyrus, celebrated by Ahura Mazda!!

わが名はサルク！主はカンビュセス‼キュロスの子アフラ・マズダのよみし給う者ペルシア王にして諸王の王‼

Waga na wa Saruku! Aruji wa Kanbyusesu‼ Kyurosu no ko Afura Mazuda no yomishitamau mono Perushia Ō ni shite Shōō no Ō‼


明治

明治 (canonical)
Meiji (romanization)
Meidi (romanization)
めいぢ (hiragana historical)

明治二年

the second year of Meiji (1869 in the Gregorian calendar)


天狗

desc

→ Chinese: 天狗 (tiāngǒu) (reborrowed for the Japanese sense)

→ English: tengu

→ French: tengu

→ Korean: 텐구 (ten'gu)

→ Russian: тэ́нгу (tɛ́ngu)

Nihon Shoki
Shugendō
Tengu
Tiangou
ja:天狗

From Middle Chinese 天狗 (MC then kuwX, “heaven + dog”). First appears in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).
The Chinese version of tengu (Tiangou) was originally more of a dog-like spirit or falling star. As the term and idea were imported into Japanese, the character became associated with 修験道 (“Shugendō, a kind of syncretism of Buddhist and native Japanese elements”), and the Japanese tengu changed to resemble either a long-nosed 山伏 (yamabushi, “mountain monk”, a practitioner of Shugendō) with bright-red skin, or a crow.

天狗蝙蝠: Murina hilgendorfi

天狗蝙蝠 テングコウモリ

天狗星

a kind of shooting star, one that includes a loud sound and a bright light

a place on a tree where many small branch grow

1999 September 23, “カラス天(てん)狗(ぐ) [Crow Tengu]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

An omniscient tengu. They say it uses divine power.

様々なことを知っている天狗。神通力が使えるという。

Samazama na koto o shitte iru tengu. Jintsūriki ga tsukaeru to iu.

(Japanese mythology, Shinto, folklore) a tengu, a mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose


高祖

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 高祖 (MC kaw tsuX).
First cited in Japanese in 1120.

玄孫: a descendant four generations down: a great-great-grandchild

(Chinese history) the founder of a dynasty


更衣

ja-noun

更(こう)衣(い) or 更衣(ころもがえ) • (kōi or koromogae)

更衣 (canonical)
更衣 (canonical)
kōi (romanization)
koromogae (romanization)

(history) court's attendant in charge of clothes


ギルガメッシュ

[ɡʲiɾɯ̟ɡa̠me̞ɕːɨ]


GHQ

ja-pos

GHQ(ジーエイチキュー) or GHQ(ジーエッチキュー) • (Jī-eichi-kyū or Jī-etchi-kyū)

GHQ (canonical)
GHQ (canonical)
Jī-eichi-kyū (romanization)
Jī-etchi-kyū (romanization)

[d͡ʑiːe̞ːt͡ɕikʲɨː]

Borrowed from English GHQ (“General Headquarters”).

bor+

Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers


使い魔

1999 September 23, “ポット・ザ・トリック [Pot the Trick]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

A familiar that serves a mage. It is not very strong.

魔術師の命令通りに動く使い魔。あまり強くない。

Majutsushi no meirei-dōri ni ugoku tsukaima. Amari tsuyoku nai.

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) a familiar spirit


渡来人

[to̞ɾa̠iʑĩɴ]

渡来 (“crossing into a country from overseas”) + 人 (“person”)

suffix

(history of Japan) foreigners who crossed the sea from China and Korea to Japan in between Kofun period (古(こ)墳(ふん)時(じ)代(だい) (Kofun jidai)) and Nara period (奈(な)良(ら)時(じ)代(だい) (Nara jidai))


棺槨

ja-noun

棺(かん)槨(かく) • (kankaku) ^(←くわんくわく (kwankwaku)?)

棺槨 (canonical)
kankaku (romanization)
kwankwaku (romanization)
くわんくわく (hiragana historical)

[kã̠ŋka̠kɯ̟]


品位

品位 (canonical)
hon'i (romanization)
fon'wi (romanization)
ほんゐ (hiragana historical)

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) ranking system for 親王 (shinnō, “princes”) and 内親王 (naishinnō, “princesses”)


刀子

刀子 (canonical)
tōsu (romanization)
tausu (romanization)
たうす (hiragana historical)


ソウル

(religion, folklore) Synonym of 魂 (tamashī, “soul”)


古文書

[ko̞mõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

(palaeography) historical documents written to convey a specific intention between a sender and receiver; generally inclusive of written material through the mid-19th century


河童

/kapawarapa/ → /kawawappa/ → /kawappa/ → /kappa/
Originally a compound of 川 (kapa → kawa, “river”) + 童 (warapa → wappa, “child”).

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1999 September 23, “ひょうすべ [Hyōsube]”, in Vol.5, Konami:

A kappa boss with low defense strength, but surprisingly high attack strength.

カッパの親分。攻撃力は意外と高い。守備力は低め。

Kappa no oyabun. Kōgekiryoku wa igai to takai. Shubiryoku wa hikume.

2000 July 13, “サイコ・カッパー [Psycho Kappar]”, in Pharaoh’s Servant －ファラオのしもべ－, Konami:

This kappa evades attack damage with his ESP.

いろいろな超能力を使い、攻撃のダメージを防ぐカッパ。

Iroiro na chōnōryoku o tsukai, kōgeki no damēji o fusegu kappa.

(Japanese mythology, folklore) a river-dwelling imp or monster from Japanese folklore


信夫

信夫 (canonical)
Shinobu (romanization)
信夫 (canonical)
Nobuo (romanization)

(history) a district of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan


古田

The ta changes to da as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(history) the Honda feudal territory (知行地 (chigyō-chi)) of the Tosa Domain


天冠

ja-noun

天(てん)冠(かん) • (tenkan) ^(←てんくわん (tenkwan)?)

天冠 (canonical)
tenkan (romanization)
tenkwan (romanization)
てんくわん (hiragana historical)

(folklore, by extension) a white triangular cloth headdress worn by yūrei in traditional Japanese artwork and theatre


肥後守

肥後守 (canonical)
Higo no Kami (romanization)

Daijisen#Online_search_engines
Higo Province
Higonokami
Kumamoto Prefecture
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Ritsuryō
ja:肥後守

Compound of 肥後 (Higo, “Higo Province”, corresponding to modern Kumamoto Prefecture) + の (no, possessive particle) + 守 (kami, “governor (of a province)”). Coined as part of the Ritsuryō system of the late 600s and early 700s.
The knife sense arose from this term being used as a trademark for a specific brand of pocketknife, originally produced by former swordmakers in Kumamoto Prefecture. This brand name then became used for this style of pocketknife in general (compare usage of English kleenex or aspirin). This sense is first cited in 1931.

compound

(history, government) the Governor of Higo


暹羅

暹羅 (canonical)
暹羅 (canonical)
Shamuro (romanization)

Ateji (当て字), from Chinese 暹羅 /暹罗 (Xiānluó).

大辞泉 w:ja:大辞泉

広辞苑 w:ja:広辞苑

大辞林 w:ja:大辞林

(history) Synonym of シャム (Shamu, “Siam”)


内蔵

ja-noun

内(うち)蔵(くら) or 内(うち)蔵(ぐら) or 内(うちの)蔵(くら) • (uchikura or uchigura or uchi no kura)

内蔵 (canonical)
内蔵 (canonical)
内蔵 (canonical)
uchikura (romanization)
uchigura (romanization)
uchi no kura (romanization)

(history) a treasury of the imperial court


青銅器時代

ja-pos

青(せい)銅(どう)器(き)時(じ)代(だい) • (Seidōki Jidai)

青銅器時代 (canonical)
Seidōki Jidai (romanization)

From 青(せい)銅(どう)器(き) (seidōki, “bronzeware”) + 時(じ)代(だい) (jidai, “age”).


東ローマ帝国

ja-pos

ひがし ローマ ていこく

東(ひがし)ローマ帝(てい)国(こく) • (Higashi Rōma Teikoku)

東ローマ帝国 (canonical)
Higashi Rōma Teikoku (romanization)

From 東 (higashi, “east”) + ローマ帝国 (Rōma Teikoku, “Roman Empire”).


貴族院

ja-pos

貴(き)族(ぞく)院(いん) • (Kizokuin) ^(←きぞくゐん (Kizokwin)?)

貴族院 (canonical)
Kizokuin (romanization)
Kizokwin (romanization)
きぞくゐん (hiragana historical)

From 貴族 (kizoku, “noble”) + 院 (-in, “institution”, from 議院 (giin, “parliamentary chamber”)).

suf

from <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">議院</i> (giin, “parliamentary chamber”)

(history) the House of Peers (upper house of Japan's Imperial Diet)

(history) the Chamber of Peers (upper house of France's Parliament)


家老

(history) a major retainer or vassal of a samurai clan


西遊記

ja-pos

西(さい)遊(ゆう)記(き) • (Saiyūki) ^(←さいいうき (Saiiuki)?)

西遊記 (canonical)
Saiyūki (romanization)
Saiiuki (romanization)
さいいうき (hiragana historical)


中書省

中書省 (canonical)
Chūshoshō (romanization)

(history, government) the Central Secretariat


大内

大内 (canonical)
Ōuchi (romanization)
Ofouti (romanization)
おほうち (hiragana historical)

From 大(おお) (ō, “great”) + 内(うち) (uchi, “inside”).

ja-compound

(history) a town in Yoshiki district, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

(history) a town in Hata district, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

(history) a village in Igu district, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan


大内

(history) a town in Ōkawa district, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan


拓本

(epigraphy) squeeze (an impression of an inscription)


チンギス・カン

From Mongolian ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ
ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (činggis qaɣan).

bor

ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ


石器時代

ja-pos

石(せっ)器(き)時(じ)代(だい) • (Sekki Jidai) ^(←せききじだい (Sekikizidai)?)

石器時代 (canonical)
Sekki Jidai (romanization)
Sekikizidai (romanization)
せききじだい (hiragana historical)

石器 (sekki, “stoneware”) + 時代 (jidai, “age”)


通史

通史 (canonical)
tsūshi (romanization)
tuusi (romanization)
つうし (hiragana historical)


南北朝

南北朝 (canonical)
Nanbokuchō (romanization)

[nã̠mbo̞kɯ̟̊t͡ɕo̞ː]

南北朝時代

the Northern and Southern dynasties period

(history, of China) the Northern and Southern dynasties

南北朝時代

(history, of Japan) the Northern and Southern Courts

南北朝時代

the Southern and Northern dynasties period

(history, of Vietnam) the Southern and Northern dynasties


東江

(history) a village in Kaizu district, Gifu Prefecture, Japan


法幣

ja-noun

法(ほう)幣(へい) • (hōhei) ^(←はふへい (fafufei)?)

法幣 (canonical)
hōhei (romanization)
fafufei (romanization)
はふへい (hiragana historical)

(Chinese history) fabi, paper currency issued by Nationalist China between 1935 and 1948


野衾

野衾 (canonical)
野衾 (canonical)
nobusuma (romanization)

野 (no-, “wild”) + 衾 (fusuma, “quilt”). The fusuma changes to busuma as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

(Japanese folklore) Monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), resembling a Japanese giant flying squirrel or large bat said to eat tree fruits, blood of living creatures and fire


鉄器時代

鉄器時代 (canonical)
Tekki Jidai (romanization)

鉄器 (tekki, “ironware”) + 時代 (jidai, “age”)


織姫

From 織り (ori, “weaving”, stem of 織る (oru, “to weave”)) + 姫 (hime, “princess; lady”), a calque of Chinese 織女 /织女 (zhīnǚ, literally “Weaver Girl”).

stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">織る</i> (oru, “to weave”)

cal

Weaver Girl
w:The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd

(Japanese mythology, folklore) Orihime; "Weaver Princess" (Japanese version of the Chinese Weaver Girl)


彦星

From 彦 (hiko, “prince; lord”) + 星 (hoshi, “star”).

af

Cowherd
w:The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd

(Japanese mythology, folklore) Hikoboshi (Japanese version of the Chinese Cowherd)


足軽

→ Chinese: 足輕 /足轻 (zúqīng)

[a̠ɕiɡa̠ɾɯ̟]

2006 November 7, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)百(ひゃく)二(に)十(じゅう)八(はち)訓(くん) 運(うん)に身(み)分(ぶん)は関(かん)係(けい)ない [Lesson 128: Luck Has Nothing to Do with Social Status]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 15 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

We’re screwed! He heard me again! Our heads are gonna be put on display!

ヤベーよ きこえてたよ もう確実に打ち首獄門だよ

Yabē yo Kikoeteta yo Mō kakujitsu ni uchikubigokumon da yo

ヤベーよ きこえてたよ もう確実に打ち首獄門だよ

ヤベーよ きこえてたよ もう確実に打ち首獄門だよ

(history) an ashigaru, a type of foot soldier in feudal Japan


カンプチア

Borrowed from Khmer កម្ពុជា (kampuciə). Doublet of カンボジア (“Cambodia”).


六国

ja-noun

六(りっ)国(こく) or 六(りく)国(こく) or 六(ろっ)国(こく) • (rikkoku or rikukoku or rokkoku)

六国 (canonical)
六国 (canonical)
六国 (canonical)
rikkoku (romanization)
rikukoku (romanization)
rokkoku (romanization)

(history) the Six States (韓(かん) (Kan, “Han”), 魏(ぎ) (Gi, “Wei”), 趙(ちょう) (Chō, “Zhao”), 斉(せい) (Sei, “Qi”), 楚(そ) (So, “Chu”), 燕(えん) (En, “Yan”))


レオポルドヴィル

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

(history) Leopoldville (a city, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


イギリス帝国

イギリス帝国 (canonical)
Igirisu Teikoku (romanization)

イギリス (Igirisu, “Britain”) + 帝国 (teikoku, “empire”)


地方志

ja-noun

地(ち)方(ほう)志(し) • (chihōshi) ^(←ちはうし (tifausi)?)

地方志 (canonical)
chihōshi (romanization)
tifausi (romanization)
ちはうし (hiragana historical)

(historiography) Chinese local chronicle


チェコスロバキア社会主義共和国

ja-pos

チェコスロバキア しゃかい しゅぎ きょうわこく

チェコスロバキア社(しゃ)会(かい)主(しゅ)義(ぎ)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) • (Chekosurobakia Shakai Shugi Kyōwakoku)

チェコスロバキア社会主義共和国 (canonical)
Chekosurobakia Shakai Shugi Kyōwakoku (romanization)

チェコスロバキア (Chekosurobakia, “Czechoslovakia”) + 社会主義 (shakai shugi, “socialism”) + 共和国 (kyōwakoku, “republic”)

af

(history) the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

ja:チェコスロバキア社会主義共和国


セルビア・モンテネグロ連邦

ja-pos

^セルビア・^モンテネグロ ^れんぽう

セルビア・モンテネグロ連(れん)邦(ぽう) • (Serubia Monteneguro Renpō)

セルビア・モンテネグロ連邦 (canonical)
Serubia Monteneguro Renpō (romanization)

セルビア・モンテネグロ (Serubia Monteneguro, “Serbia and Montenegro”) + 連邦 (renpō, “federation”)

compound

State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

(history) the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro


府中

ja:府中市 (東京都)

(history) a capital place of feudal province in Japan

国府

capital or government of feudal province in Japan


アルバニア共和国

ja-pos

アルバニア きょうわこく

アルバニア共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) • (Arubania Kyōwakoku)

アルバニア共和国 (canonical)
Arubania Kyōwakoku (romanization)

アルバニア (Arubania, “Albania”) + 共和国 (kyōwakoku, “republic”)


アルバニア社会主義人民共和国

ja-pos

アルバニア しゃかい しゅぎ じんみん きょうわこく

アルバニア社(しゃ)会(かい)主(しゅ)義(ぎ)人(じん)民(みん)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) • (Arubania Shakai Shugi Jinmin Kyōwakoku)

アルバニア社会主義人民共和国 (canonical)
Arubania Shakai Shugi Jinmin Kyōwakoku (romanization)

アルバニア (Arubania, “Albania”) + 社会主義 (shakai shugi, “socialism”) + 人民 (jinmin, “people”) + 共和国 (kyōwakoku, “republic”)

compound

(history) the People's Socialist Republic of Albania

ja:アルバニア社会主義人民共和国


アルバニア人民共和国

ja-pos

アルバニア じんみん きょうわこく

アルバニア人(じん)民(みん)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) • (Arubania Jinmin Kyōwakoku)

アルバニア人民共和国 (canonical)
Arubania Jinmin Kyōwakoku (romanization)

アルバニア (Arubania, “Albania”) + 人民 (jinmin, “people”) + 共和国 (kyōwakoku, “republic”)

compound

(history) the People's Republic of Albania


アルバニア王国

アルバニア王国 (canonical)
Arubania Ōkoku (romanization)

アルバニア (Arubania, “Albania”) + 王国 (ōkoku, “kingdom”)


アルバニア公国

アルバニア公国 (canonical)
Arubania Kōkoku (romanization)

アルバニア (Arubania, “Albania”) + 公国 (kōkoku, “principality”)


アルバニア・ヴェネタ

ja:アルバニア・ヴェネタ


カフカス・アルバニア

カフカス (Kafukasu, “Caucasus”) + アルバニア (Arubania, “Albania”)

ja:カフカス・アルバニア


ネーデルラント

Borrowed from Dutch Nederland (“Netherlands”).


騎士団

騎士 (kishi, “knight”) + 団 (-dan, “group; team”)

suf

ハリー・ポッターと不死鳥の騎士団

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2013 May 18, “聖(せい)騎(き)士(し)アルトリウス [Holy Knight Artorius]”, in Extra Pack -Sword of Knights-, Konami:

A wise young knight affiliated with the Order of the Holy Knights.

聖騎士団に所属する聡明な青年騎士。

Seikishidan ni shozokusuru sōmei na seinen kishi.


オランダ領ニューギニア

ja-pos

^オランダ りょう ^ニュー ^ギニア

オランダ領(りょう)ニューギニア • (Oranda ryō Nyū Ginia)

オランダ領ニューギニア (canonical)
Oranda ryō Nyū Ginia (romanization)

オランダ (Oranda, “Netherlands”) + 領 (ryō, “belonging to”) + ニューギニア (Nyū Ginia, “New Guinea”)

compound

ja:オランダ領ニューギニア


ドイツ領ニューギニア

ja-pos

^ドイツ りょう ^ニュー ^ギニア

ドイツ領(りょう)ニューギニア • (Doitsu ryō Nyū Ginia)

ドイツ領ニューギニア (canonical)
Doitsu ryō Nyū Ginia (romanization)

ドイツ (Doitsu, “Germany”) + 領 (ryō, “belonging to”) + ニューギニア (Nyū Ginia, “New Guinea”)

compound

ja:ドイツ領ニューギニア


枢軸国

ja-noun

枢(すう)軸(じく)国(こく) • (sūjikukoku) ^(←すうぢくこく (suudikukoku)?)

枢軸国 (canonical)
sūjikukoku (romanization)
suudikukoku (romanization)
すうぢくこく (hiragana historical)

[sɨːʑikɯ̟̊ko̞kɯ̟]

枢軸(すうじく) (sūjiku, “axis”) + 国(こく) (koku, “country”)


上代

ja-noun

上(じょう)代(だい) • (jōdai) ^(←じやうだい (zyaudai)?)

上代 (canonical)
jōdai (romanization)
zyaudai (romanization)
じやうだい (hiragana historical)

上代特殊仮名遣

ancient special kana usage, Old Japanese special kana usage

historical linguistics
historical linguistics

(history, especially literary history and historical linguistics) a period in Japanese history, usually the Nara period (corresponding to Old Japanese)


イギリス領ソマリランド

ja-pos

^イギリス りょう ^ソマリランド

イギリス領(りょう)ソマリランド • (Igirisu ryō Somarirando)

イギリス領ソマリランド (canonical)
Igirisu ryō Somarirando (romanization)

イギリス (Igirisu, “Britain”) + 領 (ryō, “under the government of”) + ソマリランド (Somarirando, “Somaliland”), calque of English British Somaliland.

af

ja:イギリス領ソマリランド


封神演義

封神演義 (canonical)
Hōshin Engi (romanization)

From Chinese 封神演義 /封神演义 (Fēngshén Yǎnyì).


オリュンピアス

[o̞ɾʲɨ̃mpʲia̠sɨ]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπιάς (Olumpiás)

lbor

(history) Olympias (mother of Alexander the Great)


南朝

ja-pos

南(なん)朝(ちょう) • (Nanchō) ^(←なんてう (Nanteu)?)

南朝 (canonical)
Nanchō (romanization)
Nanteu (romanization)
なんてう (hiragana historical)

[nã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

(history, of China) the Southern dynasties


北朝

(history, of China) the Northern dynasties


スペイン異端審問

スペイン いたん しんもん

スペイン異(い)端(たん)審(しん)問(もん) • (Supein Itan Shinmon)

スペイン異端審問 (canonical)
Supein Itan Shinmon (romanization)

スペイン (Supein, “Spain”) + 異端審問 (Itan Shinmon, “Inquisition”)

af

(history, Roman Catholicism) the Spanish Inquisition


南進政策

ja-noun

南(なん)進(しん)政(せい)策(さく) • (nanshin seisaku)

南進政策 (canonical)
nanshin seisaku (romanization)

[nã̠ɰ̃ɕiɰ̃ se̞ːsa̠kɯ̟]

Compound of 南(なん)進(しん) (nanshin, “advancement southward”) + 政(せい)策(さく) (seisaku, “policy”).

ja-compound

(history) Nanshin-ron, Imperial Japan's policy of southern expansionism towards southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands


南進論

南進論 (canonical)
nanshinron (romanization)

[nã̠ɰ̃ɕĩn̺ɾõ̞ɴ]

Compound of 南(なん)進(しん) (nanshin, “advancement southward”) + 論(ろん) (-ron, “theory”).


北進論

北進論 (canonical)
hokushinron (romanization)

[ho̞kɯ̟ɕĩn̺ɾõ̞ɴ]

Compound of 北(ほく)進(しん) (hokushin, “advancement northward”) + 論(ろん) (-ron, “theory”).

(history) Hokushin-ron, Imperial Japan's pre-WWII-era policy of northern expansionism towards Manchuria and Siberia


上越

ja-pos

上(じょう)越(えつ) • (Jōetsu) ^(←じやうゑつ (Zyauwetu)?)

上越 (canonical)
Jōetsu (romanization)
Zyauwetu (romanization)
じやうゑつ (hiragana historical)

上(じょう) (Jō, Clipping of 上野 (“Kōzuke Province”)) + 越(えつ) (Etsu, Clipping of 越後 (“Echigo Province”))

ja-compound

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">上野</i> (“Kōzuke Province”)

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">越後</i> (“Echigo Province”)

[d͡ʑo̞ːe̞t͡sɨ]

(history) the Kōzuke Province and the Echigo Province in feudal system in Japan.


貝塚

ja-noun

貝(かい)塚(づか) • (kaizuka) ^(←かひづか (kafiduka)?)

貝塚 (canonical)
kaizuka (romanization)
kafiduka (romanization)
かひづか (hiragana historical)

From 貝(かい) (kai) + 塚(つか) (tsuka). The tsuka changes to zuka as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


吏部

吏部 (canonical)
吏部 (canonical)
Ribu (romanization)
Rihō (romanization)

(history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Personnel


六部

(history, government, of feudal China) the Six Ministries


礼部

(history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Rites


工部

(history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Works


刑部

(history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Justice


兵部

(history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of War


子泣き爺

子泣き爺 (canonical)
konakijijī (romanization)

Compound of 子 (ko, “baby”) + 泣 (naki, “cry”) + 爺 (jijī, “old man”).

compound

(Japanese folklore) Shapeshifting monster, 妖怪 (yōkai), which for a ruse takes the form of either a helpless baby or tiny old man, crying near woodland trails and crushes passersby who stop to help as it transforms to devour them.


子泣き爺

子泣き爺 (canonical)
konakijiji (romanization)

Compound of 子 (ko, “baby”) + 泣 (naki, “cry”) + 爺 (jiji, “old man”).


ジパング

From Italian Zipangu, Marco Polo's rendition of the toponym.


使い

使い (canonical)
tsukai (romanization)
tukafi (romanization)
つかひ (hiragana historical)

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 使(つか)う (tsukau, “to use”).


ヴァイキング

[ba̠ikʲĩŋɡɯ̟]

(history) a Viking (one of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors)


新徴組

新徴組 (canonical)
Shinchōgumi (romanization)

(history) the Shinchōgumi (samurai guards of the Edo Shogunate)


衛門府

ja-pos

衛(え)門(もん)府(ふ) • (Emonfu) ^(←ゑもんふ (Wemonfu)?)

衛門府 (canonical)
Emonfu (romanization)
Wemonfu (romanization)
ゑもんふ (hiragana historical)

[e̞mõ̞ɰ̃ɸɯ̟]

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department/position that's responsible for guarding, opening and closing the imperial gate


右衛門府

右(う)衛(え)門(もん)府(ふ) • (Uemonfu) ^(←うゑもんふ (Uwemonfu)?)

右衛門府 (canonical)
Uemonfu (romanization)
Uwemonfu (romanization)
うゑもんふ (hiragana historical)

右 (u-, “right; junior”) + 衛門府 (Emonfu, “gate guard”)

pre

(history, government) the junior/lesser Emonfu


左衛門府

ja-pos

左(さ)衛(え)門(もん)府(ふ) • (Saemonfu) ^(←さゑもんふ (Sawemonfu)?)

左衛門府 (canonical)
Saemonfu (romanization)
Sawemonfu (romanization)
さゑもんふ (hiragana historical)

左 (sa-, “left; senior”) + 衛門府 (Emonfu, “gate guard”)

pre

(history, government) the senior/greater Emonfu


コミンテルン

[ko̞mʲĩnte̞ɾɯ̟̃ɴ]


四大奇書

四大奇書 (canonical)
Shidaikisho (romanization)


イオニア

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía)


翰林院

ja-pos

翰(かん)林(りん)院(いん) • (Kanrin'in) ^(←かんりんゐん (Kanrin'win)?)

翰林院 (canonical)
Kanrin'in (romanization)
Kanrin'win (romanization)
かんりんゐん (hiragana historical)

[kã̠n̺ɾʲĩɰ̃ĩɴ]


日朝

日(にっ)朝(ちょう) • (Nitchō) ^(←にちてう (Nititeu)?)

日朝 (canonical)
Nitchō (romanization)
Nititeu (romanization)
にちてう (hiragana historical)

[ɲ̟it̚t͡ɕo̞ː]

日 (“Japan”) + 朝 (“(North) Korea”) or blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) + 朝鮮 (Chōsen, “(North) Korea”)

blend

日朝修好条規

(history, chiefly attributive) Japan and Korea


漢書

[kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

(history) Book of Han (history of the Western Han dynasty finished in 111)


国際共産党

ja-pos

こくさい きょうさんとう

国(こく)際(さい)共(きょう)産(さん)党(とう) • (Kokusai Kyōsantō) ^(←こくさいきようさんたう (Kokusaikyousantau)?)

国際共産党 (canonical)
Kokusai Kyōsantō (romanization)
Kokusaikyousantau (romanization)
こくさいきようさんたう (hiragana historical)

From 国際 (kokusai, “international”) + 共産党 (kyōsantō, “communist party”).

af

コミンテルン コミンテルン#Japanese

(history, communism) Synonym of コミンテルン (Komiterun, “Comintern”); the Communist International


第一インターナショナル

ja-pos

だい.いち インターナショナル

第(だい)一(いち)インターナショナル • (Daiichi Intānashonaru)

第一インターナショナル (canonical)
Daiichi Intānashonaru (romanization)

Calque of English First International, equivalent to 第一 (daiichi, “first”) + インターナショナル (intānashonaru, “international”)

af

(history, socialism, communism, anarchism) the First International

ja:第一インターナショナル


国際労働者協会

ja-pos

こくさい ろうどうしゃ きょうかい

こくさいらうどうしやけふくわい

国(こく)際(さい)労(ろう)働(どう)者(しゃ)協(きょう)会(かい) • (Kokusai Rōdōsha Kyōkai) ^(←こくさいらうどうしやけふくわい (Kokusairaudousyakefukwai)?)

国際労働者協会 (canonical)
Kokusai Rōdōsha Kyōkai (romanization)
Kokusairaudousyakefukwai (romanization)
こくさいらうどうしやけふくわい (hiragana historical)

From 国際 (kokusai, “international”) + 労働者 (rōdōsha, “laborer”) + 協会 (kyōkai, “association”).

af

第一インターナショナル 第一インターナショナル#Japanese

(history, socialism, communism, anarchism) Synonym of 第一インターナショナル (Daiichi Intānashonaru, “First International”); the International Workingmen's Association


パサルガダエ

Learned borrowing from Latin Pasargadae, from Ancient Greek Πασαργάδαι (Pasargádai).

If only I could come back to Pasargadae. If only I could see the shine of those gates again…

パサルガダエに帰りつくまでは あの塔門の輝きを再びこの目でみるまでは……

Pasarugadae ni kaeritsuku made wa Ano tōmon no kagayaki o futatabi kono me de miru made wa……


キュロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros)

lbor

わが名(わ)はサルク！主(あるじ)はカンビュセス‼キュロスの子(こ)アフラ・マズダのよみし給(たま)う者(もの)ペルシア王(おう)にして諸(しょ)王(おう)の王(おう)‼

My name is Sarc! I serve Cambyses!! The king of the kings of Persia, son of Cyrus, celebrated by Ahura Mazda!!

Waga na wa Saruku! Aruji wa Kanbyusesu‼ Kyurosu no ko Afura Mazuda no yomishitamau mono Perushia ō ni shite shoō no ō‼


カンビュセス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Καμβύσης (Kambúsēs)


クレオパトラ

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopátra)

2002 February 18, Inokuma, Shinobu, “LAST(ラスト) PART(パート) サラダデイズは永(えい)遠(えん)に… [Last Part: Forever Salad Days…]”, in SALAD(サラダ) DAYS(デイズ) [Salad Days], volume 18 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, pages 187–188:

A quote from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Cleopatra said that when she was looking back at her past. We have some… "salad days", too, kinda like them.

シェイクスピアのね、「アントニーとクレオパトラ」の中の一節。過去をふり返ってクレオパトラが言う台詞だよ。あの二人は私たちの…〝サラダデイズ〟だわ。

Sheikusupia no ne,“Antonī to Kureopatora” no naka no issetsu. Kako o furikaette Kureopatora ga iu serifu da yo. Ano futari wa watashitachi no…〝sarada deizu〟da wa.

ja:クレオパトラ (曖昧さ回避)
ja:クレオパトラ7世


死者の書

死者の書 (canonical)
Shisha no Sho (romanization)

Calque of German Todtenbuch (modern spelling: Totenbuch), equivalent to 死者 (shisha, “dead person”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 書 (sho, “book”)


三国志演義

ja-pos

三(さん)国(ごく)志(し)演(えん)義(ぎ) • (Sangokushi Engi)

三国志演義 (canonical)
Sangokushi Engi (romanization)

From Chinese 三國志演義 /三国志演义 (Sānguózhì Yǎnyì).


三国志

三国志 (canonical)
Sangokushi (romanization)

(history) the Records of the Three Kingdoms


アレクサンドロス大王

アレクサンドロス だいおう

アレクサンドロス大(だい)王(おう) • (Arekusandorosu Daiō)

アレクサンドロス大王 (canonical)
Arekusandorosu Daiō (romanization)

From アレクサンドロス (Arekusandorosu, “Alexander”) + 大王 (daiō, “great king”).

af

ja:アレクサンドロス3世


アレクサンドロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Doublet of アレクサンダー (Arekusandā).


カリグラ

[ka̠ɾʲiɡɯ̟ɾa̠]


カール大帝

カール大帝 (canonical)
Kāru Taitei (romanization)

Calque of German Karl der Große, equivalent to カール (Kāru, “Carl; Karl; Charles”) + 大帝 (taitei, “great emperor”)

af

(history) Charlemagne; Charles the Great


クリストフォロス

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros)


ゼーレ

ja-noun

ゼーレ • (zēre)

(religion, folklore) Synonym of 魂 (tamashī, “soul”)


奈良時代

From 奈良 (Nara, the capital of ancient Japan at that time) + 時代 (jidai, “age, era”).

com

(history) the Nara period (710 - 794 CE)


後漢書

[ɡo̞kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

(history) Book of the Later Han (a book covering the history of the Han dynasty from 6 to 189 CE)


口裂け女

口裂け女 (canonical)
kuchisake onna (romanization)

[kɯ̟̊t͡ɕisa̠ke̞ õ̞nːa̠]

Compound of 口 (kuchi, “mouth”) + 裂け (sake, 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 裂ける (sakeru, “to tear, to split, to rip open”)) + 女 (onna, “woman”), literally “slit-mouthed woman”.

(folklore) a yokai resembling a woman with a mouth that is slit from ear to ear.


戸部

戸部 (canonical)
戸部 (canonical)
Kobu (romanization)
Kohō (romanization)

(history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Revenue


戦国時代

戦国時代 (canonical)
Sengoku Jidai (romanization)

ja:戦国時代
ja:戦国時代 (中国)
ja:戦国時代 (日本)

[sẽ̞ŋɡo̞kɯ̟ d͡ʑida̠i]

(history) the Warring States period (of both Chinese and Japanese history)

the Warring States period of Chinese history (c. 475 – 221 BC).

the Sengoku period in Japanese history (in the 15th and 16th centuries).


石狩

From Ainu, with multiple possible etymons.

ja:石狩川 ja:石狩市 ja:石狩郡

石狩国

(history) Ishikari (a province of Japan)


倭奴国

ja-pos

^わ の ^な の ^くに

倭奴国 (canonical)
Wa no Na no Kuni (romanization)

倭 (Wa) + の (no, genitive marker) + 奴国 (Na no Kuni)


奴国

ja-pos

奴(なの)国(くに) or 奴(な)国(こく) • (Na no Kuni or Nakoku)

奴国 (canonical)
奴国 (canonical)
Na no Kuni (romanization)
Nakoku (romanization)

奴 (Na, literally “slave”) + 国 (kuni, koku, “country”). See also 倭奴 (wado, wanu, “Japanese person/people”, literally “Wa slave(s)”).


日満

日 (“Japan”) + 満 (“Manchuria”) or blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) + 満州 (Manshū, “Manchuria”)

blend

日満議定書

(history, chiefly attributive) Japan and Manchuria


日清

日 (“Japan”) + 清 (“Qing”) or blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) + 清国 (Shinkoku, “Qing's China”)

日清修好条規

the Sino-Japanese Friendship and Trade Treaty

(history, chiefly attributive) Japan and China under the Qing dynasty


日ソ

Blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) + ソビエト (Sobieto, “Soviet”)

日ソ基本条約

日ソ共同宣言

日ソ中立条約

(history, chiefly attributive) Japan and the Soviet Union


日独伊

日独伊 (canonical)
Nichidokui (romanization)

日 (“Japan”) + 独 (“Germany”) + 伊 (“Italy”) or blend of 日本 (Nihon, Nippon, “Japan”) + 独逸 (Doitsu, “Germany”) + 伊太利 (Itaria, “Italy”)

blend

(日独伊)三国同盟

the Tripartite Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy)

(日独伊)防共協定

the Anti-Comintern Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy)

(history, chiefly attributive) Japan, Germany and Italy


贓贖司

ja-pos

^あがないもの の ^つかさ

贓贖(あがないものの)司(つかさ) • (Aganaimono no Tsukasa)

贓贖司 (canonical)
Aganaimono no Tsukasa (romanization)

贖物 (aganaimono, “fine; damages”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 司 (tsukasa, “office; official”)

af

(history, law enforcement) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 刑部省 (Gyōbushō, “Ministry of Justice”), responsible for asset forfeiture


主油司

主油司 (canonical)
Abura no Tsukasa (romanization)

油 (abura, “oil”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 司 (tsukasa, “office”)

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) office under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for managing animal and plant oil production


市司

市司 (canonical)
Ichi no Tsukasa (romanization)

市 (ichi, “market(place)”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 司 (tsukasa, “office; official”)

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position responsible for managing marketplaces


楽官

ja-pos

^うたまい の ^つかさ

楽官 (canonical)
Utamai no Tsukasa (romanization)

歌舞 (utamai, “singing and dancing”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 官 (tsukasa, “office; official”)

af

(history, government, music) all 律令 (ritsuryō) offices responsible for court musical activities

(history, government, music) all 律令 (ritsuryō) officials responsible for court musical activities

(history, government, music) Synonym of 雅楽寮 (Gagakuryō)


雅楽寮

雅楽寮 (canonical)
Gagakuryō (romanization)

[ɡa̠ɡa̠kɯ̟ɾʲo̞ː]

(history, government, music) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”), responsible for court musical activities


雅楽寮

[ɯ̟ta̠ɾʲo̞ː]


雅楽寮

ja-pos

雅楽(うた)寮(づかさ) or 雅楽(うた)寮(つかさ) • (Utazukasa or Utatsukasa)

雅楽寮 (canonical)
雅楽寮 (canonical)
Utazukasa (romanization)
Utatsukasa (romanization)


雅楽寮

雅楽寮 (canonical)
Uta no Tsukasa (romanization)

歌 (uta, “song”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 寮 (tsukasa, “office”)


内礼司

内礼司 (canonical)
Nairaishi (romanization)

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, “Ministry of the Center”), responsible for conducting court rituals


内礼司

ja-pos

^うち の ^いや の ^つかさ

内(うちの)礼(いやの)司(つかさ) • (Uchi no Iya no Tsukasa)

内礼司 (canonical)
Uchi no Iya no Tsukasa (romanization)

内 (uchi, “inside”, as in "inside the court") + の (no, genitive marker) + 礼 (iya, “ritual”) + の + 司 (tsukasa, “office; official”)


後宮十二司

ja-pos

後(こう)宮(きゅう)十(じゅう)二(に)司(し) • (Kōkyū Jūnishi)

後宮十二司 (canonical)
Kōkyū Jūnishi (romanization)

後宮(こうきゅう) (kōkyū, “Inner Palace”) + 十二司(じゅうにし) (jūnishi, “Twelve Positions”)

ja-compound

(history) the twelve 律令 (ritsuryō) positions inside the Japanese Imperial Inner Palace


内侍司

内侍司 (canonical)
Naishi no Tsukasa (romanization)

内侍 (“lady-in-waiting”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)

af

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that attends to the Emperor


蔵司

蔵司 (canonical)
Kurazukasa (romanization)

(history, clothing) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages the Emperor and Empress's wardrobe


蔵司

蔵司 (canonical)
Kura no Tsukasa (romanization)

蔵 (“storehouse”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


内蔵寮

蔵 (kura, “storehouse”) + 寮 (ryō, “department”)

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) treasury department under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, “Ministry of the Center”)


内蔵寮

内蔵寮 (canonical)
Kurazukasa (romanization)

蔵 (kura, “storehouse”) + 寮 (tsukasa, “office”)


内蔵寮

内蔵寮 (canonical)
Kura no Tsukasa (romanization)

蔵 (kura, “storehouse”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 寮 (tsukasa, “office”)


内蔵寮

ja-pos

^うち の ^くら の ^つかさ

内(うちの)蔵(くらの)寮(つかさ) • (Uchi no Kura no Tsukasa)

内蔵寮 (canonical)
Uchi no Kura no Tsukasa (romanization)

内蔵 (uchi no kura, “treasury”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 寮 (tsukasa, “office”)


書司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages books and stationery


書司

ja-pos

書(ふみの)司(つかさ) or 書(ふんの)司(つかさ) • (Fumi no Tsukasa or Fun no Tsukasa)

書司 (canonical)
書司 (canonical)
Fumi no Tsukasa (romanization)
Fun no Tsukasa (romanization)

From 書 (“writing material”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”).


図書寮

ja-pos

図(ず)書(しょ)寮(りょう) or 図(と)書(しょ)寮(りょう) • (Zushoryō or Toshoryō)

図書寮 (canonical)
図書寮 (canonical)
Zushoryō (romanization)
Toshoryō (romanization)

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, “Ministry of the Center”), responsible for managing books and stationery used by officials

(history, government) a Meiji department under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for managing books for the Imperial Household


図書寮

図書寮 (canonical)
Fumi no Tsukasa (romanization)

From 書 (“writing material”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“office”).


薬司

(history, medicine) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages medicines


薬司

薬司 (canonical)
Kusuri no Tsukasa (romanization)

薬 (“medicine”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


典薬寮

典薬寮 (canonical)
Ten'yakuryō (romanization)

(history, government, medicine) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for providing medicines and medical treatments for the court


典薬寮

典薬寮 (canonical)
Kusuri no Tsukasa (romanization)

薬 (“medicine”) + の (genitive marker) + 寮 (“position”)


兵司

ja-pos

^つわもの の ^つかさ

兵司 (canonical)
Tsuwamono no Tsukasa (romanization)

兵 (“soldier”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)

af

(history, weaponry) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages weapons


兵司

ja-pos

兵(へい)司(し) or 兵(ひょう)司(し) • (Heishi or Hyōshi)

兵司 (canonical)
兵司 (canonical)
Heishi (romanization)
Hyōshi (romanization)


八省

Coordinate term: 二官 (Nikan, “Two Departments”)

(history, government) the eight 律令 (ritsuryō) ministries


闈司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages receipts and the key to the imperial gate


闈司

御門 (“imperial gate”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


殿司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for cleaning outside and lighting the palace


殿司

ja-pos

殿(とのもり)司(づかさ) or 殿(とのも)司(づかさ) • (Tonomorizukasa or Tonomozukasa)

殿司 (canonical)
殿司 (canonical)
Tonomorizukasa (romanization)
Tonomozukasa (romanization)

殿守 (tonomori, “palace upkeep”) + 司 (tsukasa, “position”)


掃司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for maintaining and cleaning the court interior


掃司

ja-pos

^かにもり の ^つかさ

掃(かもり)司(づかさ) or 掃(かにもりの)司(つかさ) • (Kamori Zukasa or Kanimori no Tsukasa)

掃司 (canonical)
掃司 (canonical)
Kamori Zukasa (romanization)
Kanimori no Tsukasa (romanization)


水司

Sino-Japanese reading of Moi(tori) no Tsukasa below.

(history) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “inner palace”) that manages water and ice


水司

^もいとり の ^つかさ

水(もいの)司(つかさ) or 水(もいとりの)司(つかさ) • (Moi no Tsukasa or Moitori no Tsukasa)

水司 (canonical)
水司 (canonical)
Moi no Tsukasa (romanization)
Moitori no Tsukasa (romanization)

From 水 (moi, “drinkable water”) or 水取り (moitori, “water-bearer”) + の (no, genitive particle) + 司 (tsukasa, “government office”, especially in medieval/early-modern Japan)


膳司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages food


膳司

ja-pos

^かしわで の ^つかさ

膳司 (canonical)
Kashiwade no Tsukasa (romanization)

膳 (“cook”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


造酒司

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for brewing liquor for the court


造酒司

造酒司 (canonical)
Miki no Tsukasa (romanization)

御酒 (“imperial liquor”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


縫司

縫司 (canonical)
Nui no Tsukasa (romanization)

縫 (“sewing”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)

(history, clothing) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for tailoring and dressmaking


礼部省

(history, government) Synonym of 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”) (older name)


工部省

(history, government) the Ministry of Public Works


三省

(history, government, of feudal Japan) the three most important 律令 (ritsuryō) ministries (式部省, 民部省 and 兵部省)

(history, government, of feudal China) the Three Departments (中書省, 門下省 and 尚書省)


門下省

(history, government, of feudal China) the Chancellery


尚書省

尚書省 (canonical)
Shōshoshō (romanization)

(history, government, of feudal China) the Department of State Affairs


弾正台

(history, law enforcement) a type of 律令 (ritsuryō) law enforcement agency

(history, law enforcement) a type of law enforcement agency during the Meiji period


弾正台

弾正台 (canonical)
Tadasu Tsukasa (romanization)

糺す (tadasu, “to investigate”) + 司 (tsukasa, “office”)


陰陽寮

(history, government, astronomy, divination) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, “Ministry of the Center”), responsible for astronomical, timekeeping and divination affairs


陰陽寮

ja-pos

^おんよう の ^つかさ

陰陽寮 (canonical)
On'yō no Tsukasa (romanization)

陰陽 (“yin-yang”) + の (genitive marker) + 寮 (“office”)


陰陽寮

陰陽寮 (canonical)
Ura no Tsukasa (romanization)

占 (ura, “divination”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 寮 (tsukasa, “office”)


木工寮

(history, government, carpentry) a 律令 (ritsuryō) woodworking position under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for building and maintaining court buildings


木工寮

ja-pos

^こだくみ の ^つかさ

木(こ)工(だくみの)寮(つかさ) • (Kodakumi no Tsukasa)

木工寮 (canonical)
Kodakumi no Tsukasa (romanization)

木工 (“woodworker”) + の (genitive marker) + 寮 (“position”)


主税寮

主税寮 (canonical)
Shuzeiryō (romanization)

[ɕɨze̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

(history, government, taxation) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 民部省 (Minbushō, “Ministry of Popular Affairs”), responsible for collecting rice as taxes


主税寮

主税寮 (canonical)
Chikararyō (romanization)

[t͡ɕika̠ɾa̠ɾʲo̞ː]

税 (chikara, “tax”) + 寮 (ryō, “position”)


主税寮

主税寮 (canonical)
Chikara no Tsukasa (romanization)

税 (chikara, “tax”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 寮 (tsukasa, “position”)


靫負

ja-pos

靫負(ゆげい) or 靫(ゆぎ)負(え) or 靫(ゆぎ)負(おい) or 靫(ゆき)負(え) or 靫(ゆき)負(おい) • (Yugei or Yugie or Yugioi or Yukie or Yukioi)

靫負 (canonical)
靫負 (canonical)
靫負 (canonical)
靫負 (canonical)
靫負 (canonical)
Yugei (romanization)
Yugie (romanization)
Yugioi (romanization)
Yukie (romanization)
Yukioi (romanization)

/juɡiopi/ → /juɡipe/ → /juɡie/ → /juɡei/
Old Japanese [Term?], 靫 (yugi, yuki, “quiver”) + 負 (oi, “carriers”).

af

(history, military) one of the armed forces for the Yamato court before the Taika era


大炊寮

ja-pos

大(おお)炊(い)寮(りょう) • (Ōiryō)

大炊 (ōi, “great meal”) + 寮 (ryō, “position”)

af

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for collecting rice and paying it to officials


大炊寮

大炊 (ōi, “great meal”) + 寮 (tsukasa, “position”)


大炊寮

大炊寮 (canonical)
Ōi no Tsukasa (romanization)

大炊 (ōi, “great meal”) + の (no, genitive marker) + 寮 (tsukasa, “position”)


郡会

(history) a district assembly/legislature


文相

Blend of 文部省 (Monbushō, “Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture”) + 相 (-shō, “minister”)

blend

(history, government) Synonym of 文部大臣 (Monbu daijin, “Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture”)


内蔵頭

内蔵頭 (canonical)
Kura no Kami (romanization)

Blend of 内蔵寮 (“Treasury”) + の (genitive marker) + 頭 (“head”)

(history, government) the head of the 内蔵寮 (Kuraryō, “Treasury”)


内蔵助

内蔵助 (canonical)
Kura no Suke (romanization)

Blend of 内蔵寮 (“Treasury”) + の (genitive marker) + 助 (“deputy”)

大石内蔵助良雄

(history, government) the deputy of the 内蔵寮 (Kuraryō, “Treasury”)


内匠寮

ja-pos

^うち の ^たくみ の ^つかさ

内匠(たくみ)寮(りょう) or 内匠(たくみ)寮(づかさ) or 内匠寮(うちのたくみのつかさ) or 内(ない)匠(しょう)寮(りょう) • (Takumiryō or Takumizukasa or Uchi no Takumi no Tsukasa or Naishōryō)

内匠寮 (canonical)
内匠寮 (canonical)
内匠寮 (canonical)
内匠寮 (canonical)
Takumiryō (romanization)
Takumizukasa (romanization)
Uchi no Takumi no Tsukasa (romanization)
Naishōryō (romanization)

内匠 (“court craftsman”) + 寮 (“department”)

suf

(history, government) a department under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, “Ministry of the Center”) that was responsible for furniture production

(history, government) a department under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”) that was responsible for court construction


内匠頭

ja-noun

^うち の ^たくみ の ^かみ

内匠(たくみの)頭(かみ) or 内(うちの)匠(たくみの)頭(かみ) • (Takumi no Kami or Uchi no Takumi no Kami)

内匠頭 (canonical)
内匠頭 (canonical)
Takumi no Kami (romanization)
Uchi no Takumi no Kami (romanization)

Blend of 内匠寮 + の (genitive marker) + 頭 (“chief”)

blend

浅野内匠頭長矩

(history, government) the chief of the 内匠寮 (Takumiryō, “Carpentry”)


真仮名

真 (“true”) + 仮名. It is called "true", as opposed to hiragana and katakana which no longer retain the original shape of the Han characters (kanji) they derive from, even though it is still "false" as a type of 仮名 (kana, literally “false name”) because it is used phonetically. See also 真名 (mana, “non-phonetic kanji”, literally “true name”) and 真片仮名 (shinkatakana, “non-phonetic kanji and katakana”).

(history) a syllabary with characters drawn from kanji, such as the 万葉仮名 (Man'yōgana), that is the precursor to hiragana and katakana


有段

有段 (canonical)
yūdan (romanization)
iudan (romanization)
いうだん (hiragana historical)

有段者会

有段者会 ゆうだんしゃかい

有段変速機

有段石斧

(engineering, archaeology) having steps; being stepped


石斧

石斧 (canonical)
sekifu (romanization)
せきふ (hiragana historical)


飛鳥浄御原宮

ja-pos

^あすか の ^きよみはら の ^みや

飛鳥(あすかの)浄(きよ)御(み)原(はらの)宮(みや) • (Asuka no Kiyomihara no Miya)

飛鳥浄御原宮 (canonical)
Asuka no Kiyomihara no Miya (romanization)

(history) the late-7th-century palace of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō, now in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan


飛鳥浄御原律令

あすか きよみはら りつりょう

^あすか ^きよみはら ^りつりゃう

飛鳥(あすか)浄(きよ)御(み)原(はら)律(りつ)令(りょう) • (Asuka Kiyomihara Ritsuryō) ^(←あすかきよみはらりつりゃう (Asuka Kyomifara Rituryau)?)

飛鳥浄御原律令 (canonical)
Asuka Kiyomihara Ritsuryō (romanization)
Asuka Kyomifara Rituryau (romanization)
あすかきよみはらりつりゃう (hiragana historical)

(history, law) the late-7th-century 律令 code compiled under Emperor Tenmu's reign


彦火火出見

彦火火出見 (canonical)
Hikohohodemi (romanization)

(history, Japanese mythology) the birth name of Emperor Jinmu


正親司

^おおきみ の ^つかさ

^おおきんだち の ^つかさ

正親(おおきみの)司(つかさ) or 正親(おおきんだちの)司(つかさ) • (Ōkimi no Tsukasa or Ōkindachi no Tsukasa)

正親司 (canonical)
正親司 (canonical)
Ōkimi no Tsukasa (romanization)
Ōkindachi no Tsukasa (romanization)

大君, 王, 王女 (ōkimi, “non-親王 (shinnō)/内親王 (naishinnō) princes and princesses”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“department”). Alternatively, 諸王 (ōkindachi, “non-親王 (shinnō)/内親王 (naishinnō) princes and princesses”) + の + 司. The kanji spelling literally reads "Department of Legitimate Relatives". See also 正親町 (Ōgimachi).

af

(history, government) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) department under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for managing nametags, stipends and clothing for the Emperor's relatives down from the second to the fourth generation (only including 王 (ō) and 女王 (joō), excluding 親王 (shinnō) and 内親王 (naishinnō))


正親町

正親町天皇

正親町公通


保土ケ谷

保土ケ谷 (canonical)
Hodogaya (romanization)

(history) a town in Tachibana district, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan


民部卿

ja-noun

^たみ の ^つかさ の ^かみ

民(みん)部(ぶ)卿(きょう) or 民(たみの)部(つかさの)卿(かみ) or 民部(たみの)卿(かみ) • (Minbukyō or Tami no Tsukasa no Kami or Tami no Kami)

民部卿 (canonical)
民部卿 (canonical)
民部卿 (canonical)
Minbukyō (romanization)
Tami no Tsukasa no Kami (romanization)
Tami no Kami (romanization)

[mʲĩmbɯ̟kʲo̞ː]

みんぶきょう: 民部 (“Ministry of Popular Affairs”) + 卿 (“Lord”)
たみのつかさのかみ: 民部省 (Tami no Tsukasa, “Ministry of Popular Affairs”) + の (genitive marker) + 卿 (“chief”)
たみのかみ: Blend of 民部省 + の (genitive marker) + 卿 (“chief”)

blend

(history) the Minister of Popular Affairs


女庭訓

女庭訓 (canonical)
onnateikin (romanization)

[õ̞nːa̠te̞ːkʲĩɴ]

女 (“female”) + 庭訓 (“homeschooling”) or blend of 女 + 庭訓往来 (Teikin Ōrai, homeschooling textbook)

妹背山婦女庭訓

(history) a Meiji-era homeschooling textbook for girls and women


衛府

衛府 • ^ (canonical)
衛府 (canonical)
efu (romanization)
wefu (romanization)
eifu (romanization)
weifu (romanization)
ゑふ (hiragana historical)
ゑいふ (hiragana historical)

(history, government, military) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) imperial guard squad


五衛府

ja-pos

五(ご)衛(え)府(ふ) • (Goefu) ^(←ごゑふ (Gowefu)?)

五衛府 (canonical)
Goefu (romanization)
Gowefu (romanization)
ごゑふ (hiragana historical)

Coordinate term: 六衛府 (Rokuefu)

(history, government, military) the Five Guards under the 大宝令 (Taihōryō, “Taihō Code”) (衛門府 (Emonfu, “Gate Guard”), 左衛士府 (Saejifu, “Left Guardsmen”), 右衛士府 (Uejifu, “Right Guardsmen”), 左兵衛府 (Sahyōefu, “Left Soldier Guard”) and 右兵衛府 (Uhyōefu, “Right Soldier Guard”))


六衛府

六(ろく)衛(え)府(ふ) • (Rokuefu) ^(←ろくゑふ (Rokwefu)?)

六(りく)衛(え)府(ふ) • (Rikuefu) ^(←りくゑふ (Rikwefu)?)

六衛府 • ^ (canonical)
六衛府 (canonical)
Rokuefu (romanization)
Rokwefu (romanization)
Rikuefu (romanization)
Rikwefu (romanization)
ろくゑふ (hiragana historical)
りくゑふ (hiragana historical)

[ɾo̞kɯ̟e̞ɸɯ̟]

[ɾʲikɯ̟e̞ɸɯ̟]

Coordinate term: 五衛府 (Goefu)

(history, government, military) the Six Guards since the early Heian period (左近衛府 (Sakon'efu, “Left Bodyguard”), 右近衛府 (Ukon'efu, “Right Bodyguard”), 左衛門府 (Saemonfu, “Left Gate Guard”), 右衛門府 (Uemonfu, “Right Gate Guard”), 左兵衛府 (Sahyōefu, “Left Soldier Guard”) and 右兵衛府 (Uhyōefu, “Right Soldier Guard”))


衛士府

衛(え)士(じ)府(ふ) • (Ejifu) ^(←ゑじふ (Wezifu)?)

衛士府 (canonical)
Ejifu (romanization)
Wezifu (romanization)
ゑじふ (hiragana historical)

(history, government) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) guard squad that guarded the imperial palace and escorted the Emperor on their outdoor trips


兵衛府

兵(ひょう)衛(え)府(ふ) • (Hyōefu) ^(←ひゃうゑふ (Fyauwefu)?)

兵衛府 (canonical)
Hyōefu (romanization)
Fyauwefu (romanization)
ひゃうゑふ (hiragana historical)

From 兵衛(ひょうえ) (hyōe, “soldier guard; bodyguard”) + 府(ふ) (fu, “agency”).

ja-compound

(history, government) Hyoefu (a 律令 (Ritsuryō) guard squad that patrolled and guarded the imperial palace and escorted the Emperor on their outdoor trips)


ロシア帝国

ロシア帝国 (canonical)
Roshia Teikoku (romanization)

ロシア (Roshia, “Russian”) + 帝国 (teikoku, “empire”)


スパルタ教育

ja-noun

スパルタ教(きょう)育(いく) • (Suparuta kyōiku) ^(←スパルタけういく (suparutakeuiku)?)

スパルタ教育 (canonical)
Suparuta kyōiku (romanization)
suparutakeuiku (romanization)
スパルタけういく (historical katakana)

[sɨpa̠ɾɯ̟ta̠ kʲo̞ːikɯ̟]

(history) agoge (Spartan training regimen)


キリシタン版

キリシタン版 (canonical)
kirishitan-ban (romanization)

[kʲiɾʲiɕi̥tã̠mbã̠ɴ]

(history, Christianity, literature, grammar, lexicography) prose, grammar and vocabulary literature written and printed by Portuguese Jesuits in Japan during the late 16th and early 17th century


新唐書

[ɕĩnto̞ːʑo̞]

(history) New Book of Tang (history of the Tang dynasty completed in A.D. 1060)


示準化石

示(し)準(じゅん)化(か)石(せき) • (shijun kaseki) ^(←しじゆんくわせき (sizyunkwaseki)?)

示準化石 (canonical)
shijun kaseki (romanization)
sizyunkwaseki (romanization)
しじゆんくわせき (hiragana historical)

標準化石

標準化石 ひょうじゅんかせき


上エジプト

上エジプト (canonical)
Kamiejiputo (romanization)

(Egyptology) Upper Egypt (southern part of Ancient Egypt)


下エジプト

下エジプト (canonical)
Shimoejiputo (romanization)

(Egyptology) Lower Egypt (northern part of Ancient Egypt)


前方後円墳

前方後円墳(ぜんぽうこえんふん) • (zenpōkoenfun) ^(←ぜんぱうこうゑんふん (zenpaukouwenfun)?)

前方後円墳 (canonical)
zenpōkoenfun (romanization)
zenpaukouwenfun (romanization)
ぜんぱうこうゑんふん (hiragana historical)

(archaeology) keyhole tomb; a tomb with a square mound in the fore with a round mound behind, often moated and generally monumental


墳丘墓

(archaeology) a tumulus burial, a grave mound


大越史記

大越史記 (canonical)
Daietsu Shiki (romanization)


祭政一致

祭政一致 (canonical)
saisei itchi (romanization)


隠蓑

隠蓑 (canonical)
隠蓑 (canonical)
kakuremino (romanization)

(folklore) a straw-rain coat said to grant invisibility, often the treasure of an 鬼 (oni) or 天狗 (tengu)


旧唐書

[kɯ̟to̞ːʑo̞]

(history) Old Book of Tang (history of the Tang dynasty completed in A.D. 945)


髙盧

ja-pos

髙盧(ゴウル) • (Gōru)

The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Mandarin 髙盧 /髙卢 (“Gaul”). Derived from English Gaul

(history) Obsolete spelling of ガリア (Garia): (chiefly historical) Gaul (a historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine)


薩長

薩長(さっちょう) • (Satchō)

薩(さっ) (Sa', Clipping of 薩摩) + 長(ちょう) (Chō, Clipping of 長州)

ja-compound

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">薩摩</i>

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">長州</i>

薩長同盟

the Satchō Alliance (Satsuma–Chōshū Alliance).

(history) the Satsuma Domain and the Chōshū Domain


薩長土肥

ja-pos

薩長土肥(さっちょうどひ) • (Satchōdohi)

薩長土肥 (canonical)
Satchōdohi (romanization)

薩(さっ) (Sa', Clipping of 薩摩) + 長(ちょう) (Chō, Clipping of 長州) + 土(ど) (Do, Clipping of 土佐) + 肥(ひ) (Hi, Clipping of 肥前)

ja-compound

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">土佐</i>

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">肥前</i>

(history) the four feudal domains in Edo-period Japan:

the four of the influential Imperialist tozama domains

the Meiji oligarchy: the new ruling class of Meiji era.

i.e. Satsuma (薩摩藩), Chōshū (長州藩), Tosa (土佐藩) and Hizen (肥前藩).


奥羽

ja-pos

奥(おう)羽(う) • (Ōu)

奥(おう) (Ō, Clipping of 陸奥) + 羽(う) (U, Clipping of 出羽)

ja-compound

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">陸奥</i>

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">出羽</i>

i.e. the Mutsu Province and the Dewa Province.

奥羽越列藩同盟

(history) the combined area of two former provinces of northernmost Japan:


信越

[ɕĩɰ̃e̞t͡sɨ]

Echigo Province
Shin'etsu region
Shinano Province

信(しん) (Shin, Clipping of 信濃 (“Shinano Province”)) + 越(えつ) (Etsu, Clipping of 越後 (“Echigo Province”))

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">信濃</i> (“Shinano Province”)

(history) the Shinano Province and the Echigo Province in feudal system in Japan.


駿遠

駿(すん) (Sun, Clipping of 駿河 (“Suruga Province”)) + 遠(えん) (En, Clipping of 遠江 (“Tōtōmi Province”))

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">駿河</i> (“Suruga Province”)

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">遠江</i> (“Tōtōmi Province”)

(history) the Suruga Province and the Tōtōmi Province in feudal system in Japan.


紀勢

紀(き) (Ki, Clipping of 紀伊 (“Kii Province”)) + 勢(せい) (Sei, Clipping of 伊勢 (“Ise Province”))

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">紀伊</i> (“Kii Province”)

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">伊勢</i> (“Ise Province”)

(history) the Kii Province and the Ise Province in feudal system in Japan.


濃尾

濃(のう) (Nō, Clipping of 美濃 (“Mino Province”)) + 尾(び) (Bi, Clipping of 尾張 (“Owari Province”))

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">美濃</i> (“Mino Province”)

Clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">尾張</i> (“Owari Province”)

(history) the Mino Province and the Owari Province in feudal system in Japan.