相国

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 相国 – see 相國 (“Chancellor of State”). (This term is the simplified form of 相國).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
相	国
しょう Grade: 3	こく Grade: 2
kan'on

Alternative spelling
相國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/sʲau kokʉ/ → /ɕɔːkoku/ → /ɕoːkoku/

From Middle Chinese 相國 (MC sjangH kwok).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーこく [shóꜜòkòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːko̞kɯ̟]

Noun

相(しょう)国(こく) • (shōkoku) ^{←しやうこく (syaukoku)?}

1. (historical) Synonym of 宰相 (saishō): a grand chancellor in the ancient Chinese imperial government
2. (politics, historical) Chinese equivalent to an umbrella term for 太政大臣 (daijō-daijin), 左大臣 (sadaijin), and 右大臣 (udaijin)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 相(しょう)国(こく)寺(じ) (Shōkoku-ji)
• 右(う)相(しょう)国(こく) (ushōkoku)
• 九(く)条(じょう)相(しょう)国(こく) (Kujō Shōkoku)
• 左(さ)相(しょう)国(こく) (sashōkoku)
• 大(たい)相(しょう)国(こく) (taishōkoku), 大(だい)相(しょう)国(こく) (daishōkoku)
• 平(へい)相(しょう)国(こく) (Heishōkoku)