でわのかみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of でわのかみ – see the following entry.
出羽守
[noun] (historical) A governor of Dewa Province.
[noun] an official post "governor of Dewa Province" that officials were sent by the court in Ritsuryō (律令) system.
[noun] an official title "governor of Dewa Province" that samurai were granted by the court mainly in the Edo period.
[noun] an official-rank-style name "governor of Dewa Province" that samurai called himself mainly from the Sengoku period to the Edo period.
[noun] (slang, offensive) A person who tends to cite foreign countries or other industries in any discussion.
[noun] (especially) A person who tends to criticize Japan by comparing it to foreign countries, especially Western countries.
Alternative spelling
ではの神
(This term, でわのかみ (dewanokami), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)