Genji - Genji

Japanese: 源氏 - げんじ

[1] [Noun] ① A clan with the surname Minamoto . After Emperor Saga demoted his princes to commoner status in 814, this became the most common surname bestowed on princes. There were the Seiwa Genji, Murakami Genji, Uda Genji , and Kazan Genji, but the Seiwa Genji and Murakami Genji were particularly prosperous for a long time. The Seiwa Genji later gained influence in the eastern provinces and developed as the head of the samurai family. Minamoto no Yoritomo, the Ashikaga clan, and the Nitta clan are also descendants of the clan. Minamoto family (Genke) . Minamoto. → (2) (1). ※Tombo (around 974): "In the drawer, the Minister of State of Minamoto came to deliver something." ※Nippo Jisho (1603-04): "Guenji (Genji) . Minamoto Uji." ② Abbreviation of "Genjikou (Genji's journey)." [Haikai, Dokugeko (1828)] ③ (From its use for the role of Hikaru Genji (the role's name was Ashikaga Mitsuuji) in the Kiyomoto Joruri " Inaka Genjiro Toun" ) A type of wig in theater. A type of wig with the tip of a stick tea whisk split into two. Usually used for the role of a seductive young lord. ④ Abbreviation of "Genjikou (Genji incense)." ※Nanpo Roku (late 17th century) platform: "At the time of the incense ceremony, Genji, Genpei, Jushu, Uji, Kotori, smoke comparison, etc." ⑤ Abbreviation of "Genjie (Genji painting)". ※Ukiyo Zoushi, Koshoku Ichidai Otoko (1682), 6: "The prostitutes are also dressed elegantly, and the Genji are depicted in ink paintings." ⑥ Abbreviation of "Genjiori (Genji weaving)". ※Ukiyo Zoushi, Koshoku Sandai Otoko (1686), 4: "Call her an elegant housewife, Genji 's hem and sash, Donsu's sewn obi." ⑦ (All of them had stage names) Another name for the ladies-in-waiting who serve in the homes of nobles. ※Zappai, Yanagi Taru-29 (1800), "Genji gathers around the noisy Ohiroshiki" ⑧ A court lady's word for "yuugao (evening glory)". [Meicho-kotoba (Genroku 5)] ⑨ A woman's word for eggplant. [Todaihon Meicho-kotoba (around 1716-36)] ⑩ An abbreviation for thieves and associates, referring mainly to bad rickshaw drivers and drivers who have connections with brothels and the like, take in customers, or demand unreasonably high fees. [Arbitrary Structure and Collection of Words (1935)] *Bokuto Kitan (1937) <Nagai Kafu> 1 "I don't know whether it's called ponbiki or Genji, but anyway, it's to get rid of suspicious recruiters." [2] [1] Among the various Genji clans, it refers especially to the Seiwa Genji. Together with the Kanmu Heishi, they became the heads of the samurai class, seized power, and established the shogunate in Kamakura. [2] An abbreviation of "Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji)." ※Sarashina Diary (c. 1059) “The fifty or so volumes of The Tale of Genji, while in the closet” [3] Abbreviation of Hikaru Genji , the main character of The Tale of Genji.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 源(みなもと)の姓を持つ氏族。弘仁五年（八一四）嵯峨天皇が諸皇子を臣籍に降下し源姓を賜わってから以後、皇子賜姓の最も一般的な氏姓となり、清和源氏、村上源氏、宇多源氏、花山源氏などがあるが、特に清和源氏と村上源氏が長く隆盛であった。清和源氏はのちに東国に勢力を得て武家の棟梁として発展し、源頼朝や足利氏、新田氏もその子孫である。源家(げんけ)。みなもと。→(二)(一)。※蜻蛉（974頃）中「ひきいれに、源じの大納言、物したまへり」※日葡辞書（1603‐04）「Guenji(ゲンジ)。ミナモトウヂ」② 「げんじこう（源氏行）」の略。〔俳諧・独稽古（1828）〕③ (清元浄瑠璃「田舎源氏露東雲」で、光源氏の役（役名は足利光氏）に用いられたところから) 演劇で、かつらの一つ。棒茶筌(ぼうちゃせん)のはけ先が、左右に割れた形のもの。ふつう、色気をもった若殿の役などに用いられる。④ 「げんじこう（源氏香）」の略。※南方録（１７Ｃ後）台子「源氏、源平、十種、宇治、小鳥、烟くらべ等かやうの香方香会の時は」⑤ 「げんじえ（源氏絵）」の略。※浮世草子・好色一代男（1682）六「女郎も、衣つきしゃれて、墨絵に源氏(ゲンジ)」⑥ 「げんじおり（源氏織）」の略。※浮世草子・好色三代男（1686）四「風流屋っこ女と呼れ、源氏(ゲンシ)のゑりうら、鈍子(どんす)のぬいかへし帯」⑦ (すべて源氏名をもっていたところから) 貴人の家につかえる奥女中の異称。※雑俳・柳多留‐二九（1800）「源氏が寄ってかしましい御広敷」⑧ 「ゆうがお（夕顔）」をいう女房詞。〔女中詞（元祿五年）〕⑨ ナスをいう女房詞。〔東大本女中詞（1716‐36頃）〕⑩ 主として、売春宿などと連絡をもち、客を連れこんだり、不当に高い代金を要求したりする不良車夫、不良運転手などをいう、盗人・てきや仲間の隠語。〔隠語構成様式并其語集（1935）〕※濹東綺譚（1937）〈永井荷風〉一「ぽん引と云ふのか、源氏といふのかよく知らぬが、兎に角怪し気な勧誘者を追払ふために」[2][一] 源氏諸氏族のうち、特に清和源氏をいう。桓武平氏とともに武家の棟梁となり、政権を握って幕府を鎌倉に開いた。[二] 「げんじものがたり（源氏物語）」の略。※更級日記（1059頃）「源氏の五十余巻、ひつに入りながら」[三] 「源氏物語」の主人公、光源氏(ひかるげんじ)の略。

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