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夷守

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō も(り)
Grade: 3
irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

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From Old Japanese.

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), literally "barbarian + protector", first attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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夷守(ひなもり) (hinamori

  1. (historical, obsolete) a co-chieftain in ancient Japan who protected distant lands

Proper noun

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夷守(ひなもり) (Hinamori

  1. a placename

Derived terms

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Old Japanese

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Etymology

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First attested in the 魏志倭人伝 (Gishi Wajinden, Chronicles of Cao Wei on the Account of the People of Wa). The accuracy of the Japanese transcriptions is questionable.

Derivation uncertain, but the general thought is that it is a compound of (pi1na, countryside) +‎ 守り (mo1ri, protectionprotector).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), literally "barbarian + protector", first attested in the Nihon Shoki (720 CE).

Noun

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夷守 (pi1namo1ri) (kana ひなもり)

  1. (historical) a co-chieftain in ancient Japan who protected distant lands
    • 3rd century, 魏志倭人伝[1]
      其大官曰卑狗、副曰卑奴母離
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

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  • Japanese: 夷守 (hinamori)

References

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  1. ^ * Ishihara, Michihiro (1985 May 16) [c. 3rd century] Shintei Gishi Wajinden: Chūgoku Seishi Nihonden (1) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN, pages 105-106