行司

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
行 司
ぎょう
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

/ɡyauzi/ → /ɡjoːʑi/

From Middle Chinese 行司 (MC hang si). For the sumo referee term, attested in the Muromachi period as 行(ぎょう)事(じ) (“event”); this kanji compound is likely the modern notation. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

行(ぎょう)司(じ) • (gyōji) ←ぎやうじ (gyauzi)?

  1. (sumo) sumo referee
  2. Alternative spelling of 行事 (“a person handling affairs representing a town/merchants' union in the Edo period”)

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: gyoji

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • Etymology entry for 行司 at Yurai-Gogen Jiten (Origin and Etymology Dictionary; in Japanese): http://yain.jp/i/行司
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