冠者
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 冠 | 者 |
| かん Grade: S |
しゃ > じゃ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
/kwanzja/ → /kaɴd͡ʑa/
冠 (kan, “crown”) + 者 (-sha, “someone”), literally "someone who crowned".
Pronunciation
Noun
冠者 • (kanja) ←くわんじや (kwanzya)?
- (historical, etymology) a boy who already had done genpuku (coming-of-age ceremony) to wear his own crown; young man
- (historical) a person of the 六位 (rokui, “sixth rank in the official court rank system”) without official post assigned
- (historical) a young servant
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 冠 | 者 |
| かん > か Grade: S |
しゃ > ざ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
/kwanzja/ → /kwaⁿza/ → /kwaza/ → /kaza/
Changed from 冠者 (kanja)
Noun
- synonym of 冠者 (kanja, “a boy who already had done genpuku (coming-of-age ceremony) to wear his own crown; young man”)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 冠 | 者 |
| かん > か Grade: S |
しゃ > じゃ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
/kwanzja/ → /kwaⁿzja/ → /kwazja/ → /kad͡ʑa/
Changed from 冠者 (kanja)
Noun
- synonym of 冠者 (kanja, “a boy who already had done genpuku (coming-of-age ceremony) to wear his own crown; young man; a person of the 六位 (rokui, “sixth rank in the official court rank system”) without official post assigned; a young servant”)
Derived terms
- 太郎冠者 (tarōkaja)
- 次郎冠者 (jirōkaja)
- 三郎冠者 (saburōkaja)
- 女冠者 (mekaja)
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 冠 | 者 |
| かん Grade: S |
しゃ > ざ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| (kyūjitai) |
/kwanzja/ → /kwaɴza/ → /kaɴza/
Changed from 冠者 (kanja)
Noun
冠者 • (kanza) ←くわんざ (kwanza)?
- synonym of 冠者 (kanja, “a boy who already had done genpuku (coming-of-age ceremony) to wear his own crown; young man”)
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 冠 | 者 |
Noun
冠者 • (gwanja) (hangeul 관자)