Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• おおき​み (Nakadaka)^[2][3]
• おおきみ (Heiban)^[2][3]
• お​おきみ (Atamadaka)^[3]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːkimi] (standard, traditional)
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɡimi] (non-standard, modern)

Noun

大君 ‎(hiragana おおきみ, romaji ōkimi, historical hiragana おほきみ)

1. (honorific) the emperor, His Majesty
2. (honorific) a descendant of the emperor, such as a prince or princess
3. (honorific) a member of the petty nobility
4. (honorific) someone of high status
5. (honorific) one's lord or master

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compound of Old Japanese elements 大 ‎(ōi, “great, big, large”) +‎ 君 ‎(kimi).^[1][2]The kimi changes to gimi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːiɡimi]

Noun

大君 ‎(hiragana おおいぎみ, romaji ōigimi, historical hiragana おほいぎみ)

1. (obsolete, honorific) the eldest daughter of a noble family

Etymology 3

From Middle Chinese compound 大君 ‎(dajH kjun, “great lord”). Compare modern Mandarin 大君 ‎(dàjūn, “emperor, lord; god, divinity; eldest son”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• た​いくん (Atamadaka)^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ikɯ̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

大君 ‎(hiragana たいくん, romaji taikun)

1. (honorific) a lord
2. (honorific) an imperial prince
3. during the Edo period, an alternative title for the 将軍 ‎(shōgun) of the Tokugawa government, used in communications with other countries
4. in ancient China, a title given to a royal heir

Descendants

• English: tycoon
• German: Tycoon
• Serbo-Croatian: tajkun

References

1. 1 2 3 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. 1 2 3 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0