国司

国司

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
国	司
こく Grade: 2	し Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
國司 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) こ​くし [kóꜜkùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]

Noun

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”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
国	司
くに Grade: 2	つかさ > づかさ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
國司 (kyūjitai)

国 (“province”) +‎ 司 (“agency”)

Noun

国(くに)司(づかさ) • (kunizukasa) 

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

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
国	司
くに Grade: 2	し Grade: 4
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
國司 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

国(くに)司(し) • (Kunishi) 

1. a surname