Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
きゅう
Grade: 3
じゅう
Grade: 1

Grade: 1

Grade: 4
kan'on goon

Etymology

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後宮 (Kōkyū, Seraglio) +‎ 十二司 (Jūnishi, Twelve Positions)

Proper noun

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(こう)(きゅう)(じゅう)()() (Kōkyū Jūnishi

  1. (history) the twelve 律令 (ritsuryō) positions inside the Japanese imperial seraglio

See also

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