Words — 81 found
1. yu; free reed wind instrument used in ancient China and Nara-period JapanHistorical term
1. prisoner (of war); captiveFormal or literary term
じょうだいご
上代語
1. ancient language; ancient word
2. Old Japanese; Japanese as spoken from the end of the 6th century to the end of the Nara periodLinguistics
じょうだい
上代
1. ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early historyOnly applies to じょうだい
2. (nominal) retail price
3. Uwadai
上代 【うわだい】
うわだい: Irregular kana usage.
へいじょうきょう
平城京
1. Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)Historical term
2. Heijoukyou
しきぶしょう
式部省
1. (Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
2. Ministry of Civil ServicesThe Ministry of Civil Services was a division of the eigh... Read more
きんきちほう
近畿地方
1. Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
あずま
東
1. eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); eastern provincesArchaic
2. eastArchaic
4. my spouseOnly applies to 吾妻, Only applies to 吾嬬
東 【あづま】、吾妻 【あずま】、吾妻 【あづま】、吾嬬 【あずま】、吾嬬 【あづま】
あづま: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. あづま: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. あづま: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
1. absentee appointment to a distant administrative post (Nara and Heian periods)Archaic
わらびてとう
蕨手刀
1. type of iron sword with curved pommel (Nara period)
蕨手刀 【わらびでとう】、蕨手刀 【わらびでのかたな】
ないきょうぼう
内教坊
1. part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods)Archaic
おうちょうじだい
王朝時代
1. Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)Historical term, See also 武家時代
あぜち
按察使
1. travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position)Historical term
按察 【あぜち】、按察使 【あんさつし】