殿司

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
殿 司
でん
Grade: S
し
Grade: 4
goon

Proper noun

殿(でん)司(し) • (Denshi) 

  1. (history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for cleaning outside and lighting the palace

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
殿 司
とのも
Grade: S
つかさ > づかさ
Grade: 4
jukujikun kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
殿 司
とのもり
Grade: S
つかさ > づかさ
Grade: 4
jukujikun kun’yomi

殿守 (tonomori, “palace upkeep”) +‎ 司 (tsukasa, “position”)

Proper noun

殿(とのもり)司(づかさ) or 殿(とのも)司(づかさ) • (Tonomorizukasa or Tonomozukasa) 

  1. (history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for cleaning outside and lighting the palace

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
殿 司
でん
Grade: S
す
Grade: 4
goon tōon

Noun

殿(でん)司(す) • (densu) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 殿主 (“Buddhist monk that's responsible for cleaning and lighting his temple”)

See also

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