行司

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぎょう
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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/ɡyauzi//ɡjoːʑi/

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぎょう)() (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

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  • English: gyoji

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Further reading

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