せうなごんきよく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of せうなごんきよく – see the following entry.
少納言局しょうなごんきょく
[proper noun] (government, historical) one of the 三局 (Sankyoku, three offices) in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan), so named because clerical work there were done by the shōnagon and subordinate secretaries
(This term, せうなごんきよく (seunagonkyoku), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)