左衛門

Japanese

Pronunciation

Kanji in this term
左	衛	門
さ Grade: 1	え Grade: 5	もん Grade: 2
on’yomi

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) さえもん [sàémóń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [sa̠e̞mõ̞ɴ]

Noun

左衛門 (hiragana さえもん, rōmaji saemon, historical hiragana さゑもん)

Short for 左衛門府 (saemonfu).

Suffix

Kanji in this term
左	衛	門
さ > ざ Grade: 1	え Grade: 5	もん Grade: 2
on’yomi

左衛門 (hiragana ざえもん, rōmaji -zaemon, historical hiragana ざゑもん)

(dated) suffix for male given names
藤 (とう)左 (ざ)衛 (え)門 (もん)
Tōzaemon

十 (じゅう)郎 (ろう)左 (ざ)衛 (え)門 (もん)
Jūrōzaemon

See also

右 (う)衛 (え)門 (もん) (uemon)

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