国司

• (Tokyo) こくし [kóꜜkùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟̊ɕi]

国(こく)司(し) • (kokushi) 

1. (government, historical) the governorship of a 律令 (Ritsuryō) province, led by a 守 (kami, “governor”), 介 (suke, “lieutenant governor”), 掾 (jō, “third-in-command”) and 目 (sakan, “fourth-in-command”)

国 (“province”) +‎ 司 (“agency”)

国(くに)司(づかさ) • (kunizukasa) 

1. synonym of 国司 (kokushi, “provincial governorship”)

国(くに)司(し) • (Kunishi) 

1. a surname