國司

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 國司 – see the following entry.
【国司こくし】
[noun] (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”)
【国司くにづかさ】
[noun] synonym of 国司 (kokushi, “provincial governorship”)
【国司くにし】
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, 國司, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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