国司

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
国 司
こく
Grade: 2		 し
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
國司 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こ​くし [kóꜜkùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]

Noun

国(こく)司(し) • (kokushi) 

  1. (government, historical) the governorship of a 律令 (Ritsuryō) province, led by a 守 (kami, “governor”), 介 (suke, “lieutenant governor”), 掾 (jō, “third-in-command”) and 目 (sakan, “fourth-in-command”)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
国 司
くに
Grade: 2		 つかさ > づかさ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
國司 (kyūjitai)

国 (“province”) +‎ 司 (“agency”)

Noun

国(くに)司(づかさ) • (kunizukasa) 

  1. Synonym of 国司 (kokushi, “provincial governorship”)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
国 司
くに
Grade: 2		 し
Grade: 4
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
國司 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

国(くに)司(し) • (Kunishi) 

  1. a surname
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