左衛門

Japanese

Pronunciation
Kanji in this term
左 衛 門
さ
Grade: 1		 え
Grade: 5		 もん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

左衛門 (hiragana さえもん, rōmaji saemon, historical hiragana さゑもん)

  1. Short for 左衛門府 (saemonfu).

Suffix
Kanji in this term
左 衛 門
さ > ざ
Grade: 1		 え
Grade: 5		 もん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

左衛門 (hiragana ざえもん, rōmaji -zaemon, historical hiragana ざゑもん)

  1. (dated) suffix for male given names
    藤 (とう)左 (ざ)衛 (え)門 (もん)
    Tōzaemon
    十 (じゅう)郎 (ろう)左 (ざ)衛 (え)門 (もん)
    Jūrōzaemon

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