Where does “左大臣” come from?
左大臣 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 左, from Japanese 右, from Middle Chinese 右.
左大臣 (Japanese): the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官||Great Council of State|pos=the highest government office under the 律令}} system}}
Definitions
- the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官||Great Council of State|pos=the highest government office under the 律令}} system}}
Ancestry of “左大臣”, step by step
左大臣 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 左
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 左 | left, the side of the left hand; a leftist; the... |
| 2 | Japanese | 右 | right; the above statement, foregoing; the right... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 右 | — |
via Japanese 大臣
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 大臣 | a government minister of Japan or ancient China |
via Japanese 大殿
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 大殿 | — |