左衛門

Japanese

Pronunciation

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

Alternative spelling
左衞門 (kyūjitai)

• (Tokyo) さえもん [sàémóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠e̞mõ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

左(さ)衛(え)門(もん) • (Saemon) ^{←さゑもん (sawemon)?}

1. Clipping of 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

Alternative spelling
左衞門 (kyūjitai)

左(ざ)衛(え)門(もん) • (-zaemon) ^{←ざゑもん (zawemon)?}

1. (dated) suffix for male given names

   藤(とう)左(ざ)衛(え)門(もん) ― Tōzaemon ― Tōzaemon

   十(じゅう)郎(ろう)左(ざ)衛(え)門(もん) ― Jūrōzaemon ― Jūrōzaemon

See also

• 右(う)衛(え)門(もん) (Uemon)