Where does “少納言” come from?

少納言 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 少 — few; junior, lower.

少納言 (Japanese): a lesser counselor in the 太政官||Great Council of State}}

Definitions

  1. a lesser counselor in the 太政官||Great Council of State}}

Ancestry of “少納言”, step by step

少納言 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 少

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese少few; junior, lower

via Japanese 納言

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese納言an umbrella term for 大納言, 中納言 and 少納言

Words derived from “少納言”

Every word from Japanese 少 →