司馬
See also: 司马
Chinese
    
| company; control | horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (司馬) | 司 | 馬 | |
| simp. (司马) | 司 | 马 | |
Pronunciation
    
Noun
    
司馬
- (archaic) Grand Marshal (an important official post during the Han Dynasty)
- (archaic) Major (a low-level position within a commandery; the person in this position handled military affairs within the commandery)
Synonyms
    
- 典午 (diǎnwǔ)
Derived terms
    
Descendants
    
(Others)
- → Tocharian B: simā
Proper noun
    
司馬
Adjective
    
司馬
References
    
 Government of the Han Dynasty on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia Government of the Han Dynasty on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia
 Sima (surname) on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sima (surname) on  Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 司 | 馬 | 
| し Grade: 4 | ば Grade: 2 | 
| kan’on | |
Etymology
    
Literary Chinese 司馬 (sīmǎ)
Noun
    
司馬 • (shiba)
- (historical, government, religion, military) a position in feudal China, responsible for certain bureaucratic, religious and military affairs
- (historical, government) Synonym of 掾 (jō, “third-in-command of a 国司 (kokushi, “governorship”)”) (唐名 (karana, “Chinese designation”))
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