もくりょう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of もくりょう – see the following entry.
木工寮
[proper noun] (history, government, carpentry) a 律令 (ritsuryō) woodworking position under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, Ministry of the Imperial Household), responsible for building and maintaining court buildings
(This term, もくりょう (mokuryō), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)