下司

下司

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	司
げ Grade: 1	す Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

The compound of 下 (inferior) + 司 (official).

Noun

下司 (hiragana げす, rōmaji gesu)

1. (archaic): an inferior official; a petty official
2. an inferior person; a petty person

   下司の後知恵。

   A petty person becomes wiser after an event.

3. a male dog (figuratively, to express one's disgust)

Synonyms

• (inferior official): 下 (か)僚 (りょう) (karyō), 下 (か)吏 (り) (kari), 賎 (せん)吏 (り) (senri)
• (inferior person): 賎 (しず) (shizu), 下 (した)っ端 (ぱ) (shitappa), 賎 (せん)人 (じん) (senjin)

Antonyms

• (male dog): 売女 (ばいた) (baita)

Related terms

• 上 (じょう)司 (し) (jōshi)