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) 

  1. (historical) a regent
  2. (historical) a retired regent

Proper noun

太(たい)閤(こう) • (taikō) 

  1. (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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
太閤

Proper noun

太閤 • (Taehap) (hangeul 태합)

  1. Hanja form? of 태합 (“Taikō”).
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