少納言局

Japanese
Kanji in this term
少 納 言 局
しょう
Grade: 2		 な
Grade: 6		 ごん
Grade: 2		 きょく
Grade: 3
on’yomi kan’yōon goon kan’on

Etymology

From 少納言 (shōnagon, “lesser counselor”) +‎ 局 (-kyoku, “bureau, office”).

Proper noun

少(しょう)納(な)言(ごん)局(きょく) • (Shōnagon-kyoku) ←せうなごんきよく (Seunagon-kyoku)?

  1. (government, historical) one of the 三局 (Sankyoku, “three offices”) in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan), so named because clerical work there were done by the shōnagon and subordinate secretaries

Coordinate terms
  • 右(う)弁(べん)官(かん) (Ubenkan)
  • 左(さ)弁(べん)官(かん) (Sabenkan)
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