官奴司
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 官 | 奴 | 司 |
| かん Grade: 4 |
ぬ Grade: S |
し Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi | goon | on’yomi |
Etymology edit
Compound of 官奴 (kannu, “indentured servant or slave belonging to the imperial household”) + 司 (-shi, “office in charge of something”).[1][2][3][4]
First cited to a text from 718.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
官奴司 • (kannushi) ←くわんぬし (kwannusi)?
- [from 718] (historical) during the Ritsuryō system, the government office or officer in charge of family registration, agricultural land management, and taxes for the indentured servants and slaves of the imperial household
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “官奴司”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “官奴司”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN