| Word form | daijin |
| Original script | 大臣 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | Originally one of the kan’i 官位 (traditional levels of government bureaucracy). There were ranks such as Daijōdaijin 太政大臣・Udajiin 右大臣・Sadaijin 左大臣・Naidaijin 内大臣 etc. A western style cabinet was introduced in 1884. |
| Comments on word | taishin variant |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | dai-jin great-servant |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | kango (go’on) |
| Year | 続日本記 (705) |
| Comparison with Mandarin | different term |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 29.8 |