贓贖司

贓贖司

Japanese

Kanji in this term
贓	贖	司
あがないもの(の)		つかさ Grade: 4
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji
jukujikun		kun’yomi

Etymology

贖物 (aganaimono, “fine; damages”) +‎ の (no, genitive marker) +‎ 司 (tsukasa, “office; official”)

Proper noun

贓贖(あがないものの)司(つかさ) • (Aganaimono no Tsukasa) 

1. (historical, law enforcement) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 刑部省 (Gyōbushō, “Ministry of Justice”), responsible for asset forfeiture