Okimi
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Ōkimi (大王, Ōkimi, Daiō), or Ame no shita Siroshimesu Ōkimi (治天下大王, Chi Tenka Daiō), was the title of the head of the Yamato Kingship, or the monarch title of Wakoku (Old Japan). This term was used from the Kofun period through the Asuka period in ancient Japan.
Etymology
The title 大王 (Ōkimi or Daiō), which is an
Japanese reading is created by adding the prefix ō or oho, which indicates greatness and particular nobleness, to the title kimi (lord), which indicates a master or nobleman. Another theory states that Ōkimi is only an honorific form of kimi, a title with Japanese origins, while Daiō is based on a king title which originated from China; the title of kango (Chinese word).[1]
See also
References
- ^ 永原慶二監修『岩波日本史辞典』（岩波書店、1999年）項目「大王」