さんし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of さんし – see the following entry.
三司
[noun] (historical, collective name) synonym of 三公 (sankō): the three national ministers during the Han dynasty
[noun] (historical, collective name) the three judicial branches during the Tang dynasty
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[noun] (historical, collective name) the three institutions responsible for the finances during the Five Dynasties period to the Song dynasty
[noun] (historical, collective name) the three highest ministers of the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, Great Council of State):
[noun] 太政大臣 (Daijō-daijin, chancellor of the realm)
[noun] 左大臣 (sadaijin, minister of the left)
[noun] 右大臣 (udaijin, minister of the right)
(This term, さんし (sanshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)