太政

See also: 大政

Japanese
Kanji in this term
太 政
Grade: 2 まつりごと
Grade: 5
jukujikun kun’yomi

Etymology

First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (738 CE).[1]

Compound of 大 (ō-, “big, great”) +‎ 政 (matsurigoto, “government, rule”).

The use of 太 to mean "very great" is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

太政 (hiragana おおまつりごと, rōmaji ōmatsurigoto, historical hiragana おほまつりごと)

  1. (historical) the imperial government

Derived terms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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