Where does “太政大臣” come from?

太政大臣 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 大臣 — a government minister of Japan or ancient China.

太政大臣 (Japanese): the head of the 太政官}} system}}, equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

Definitions

  1. the head of the 太政官}} system}}, equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

Ancestry of “太政大臣”, step by step

太政大臣 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 大臣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大臣a government minister of Japan or ancient China

via Japanese 大殿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大殿

via Japanese 大き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大き

Words derived from “太政大臣

Every word from Japanese 大臣