Great King - Daio

Japanese: 大王 - だいおう

[1] 〘Noun〙① A title of respect for a king. ※Daian-ji Garan Engi and Ryuuki Zaizaicho (Records of the Great King's Temple) - Tenpyo 19 (747) "By command, this temple has been passed down without interruption throughout the reign of the distant ancestor, the great king, and the successive emperors of Japan." ※Saikoku Risshi (1870-71) (translated by Nakamura Masanao) 3 "The great king often declared that he had pity on his servants." 〔Records of the Grand Historian - Fan Kuai Biography〕② A title of a prince. ※Genji (c. 1001-14) Akashi "Whenever I was in a hurry, I would behave as if I was a servant, but I was suspicious, and it was the servants who imitated him who naturally served the great king."③ An abbreviation of "Daiou no Miya" (Great King's Palace). One theory is that it is a mistake for "Dahiou" (Great Empress). ※Takamura Monogatari (late 12th century) “For a woman, the king, but for an emperor, who is the king?” [2] This refers to King Enma . ※Setsugekka-Aigo no Waka (Yamamoto Kyubei version) (1661) 4 “Oh, my dear, I am sorry for your suffering. Is it your own fault for being lost in the sins of your children?”

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 王の敬称。※大安寺伽藍縁起并流記資財帳‐天平一九年（747）「唯命受賜而、奉為遠皇祖并大王及継治天下天皇御世御世、不絶流伝此寺」※西国立志編（1870‐71）〈中村正直訳〉三「大王屡々僕を憐むといふことを宣へども」〔史記‐樊噲伝〕② 親王の称。※源氏（1001‐14頃）明石「物のせちにいぶせき折々は、かきならし侍りしを、あやしう、まねぶ者の侍こそ、自然に、かの、ぜむ大王の御てにかよひて侍れ」③ 「大王の宮」の略か。一説に「大后」の誤かとする。※篁物語（１２Ｃ後か）「女の身には大王、みかどには誰をかをと」[2] 閻魔(えんま)大王をいう。※説経節・あいごの若（山本九兵衛板）（1661）四「大わう聞召、わかくるしみはかなします、子ゆへのつみにまよふとは、御身が事を申かや」

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