行司

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	司
ぎょう Grade: 2	し > じ Grade: 4
goon	on'yomi

Etymology

/ɡyauzi/ → /ɡjoːʑi/

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎょーじ [gyòójí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) ぎょーじ [gyòójíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞ːʑi]

Noun

行(ぎょう)司(じ) • (gyōji) ^{←ぎやうじ (gyauzi)^?}

(sumo) sumo referee
alternative spelling of 行事 (“a person handling affairs representing a town/merchants' union in the Edo period”)

Descendants

→ English: gyoji

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Further reading

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