太閤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	閤
たい Grade: 2	こう Jinmeiyō

Etymology

From the story of Taibo. In Shōyūki, Fujiwara no Sanesuke wrotes:

當時太閤德如帝王、世之興亡只在我心

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) た​いこー [táꜜìkòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iko̞ː]

Noun

太(たい)閤(こう) • (taikō) 

1. (historical) a regent
2. (historical) a retired regent

Proper noun

太(たい)閤(こう) • (taikō) 

1. (historical) a nickname for Toyotomi Hideyoshi

   Synonym: 関白 (Kanpaku)

   『太閤(たいこう)立志伝(りっしでん)』

   “taikō risshi den”

   The Taikō's success story

See also

• 摂政(せっしょう) (sesshō, “regent”)
• 関白(か​んぱく) (ka​npaku, “chief advisor”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	閤

Proper noun

太閤 • (Taehap) (hangeul 태합)

1. Hanja form^? of 태합 (“Taikō”).