Japanese

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Kanji in this term
のう
Grade: 6
しょ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
なっ
Grade: 6
しょ
Grade: 3
kan'yōon on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(なっ)(しょ) or (のう)(しょ) (nassho or nōshoなふしよ (nafusyo)?

  1. a place in a temple where the payment of money or rice was received
  2. a monk in charge of the above activities
  3. (by extension) a lower-class monk in charge of general tasks
  4. an office for the government, temples, aristocrats etc. to keep taxed rice and money in ancient and medieval times
  5. a person employed to work in such an office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN