うらのつかさ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of うらのつかさ – see the following entry.
陰陽寮
[proper noun] (history, government, astronomy, divination) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, Ministry of the Center), responsible for astronomical, timekeeping and divination affairs
(This term, うらのつかさ (uranotsukasa), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)