Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 4

Grade: S

Grade: 4
on'yomi goon on'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of 官奴 (kannu, indentured servant or slave belonging to the imperial household) +‎ (-shi, office in charge of something).[1][2][3][4]

First cited to a text from 718.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かん)()() (kannushiくわんぬし (kwannusi)?

  1. [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

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  1. 1.0 1.1 官奴司”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ 官奴司”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN