としょりょう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of としょりょう – see the following entry.

【図書寮ずしょりょう】 [proper noun] (history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 中務省 (Nakatsukasashō, “Ministry of the Center”), responsible for managing books and stationery used by officials [proper noun] (history, government) a Meiji department under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for managing books for the Imperial Household

(This term, としょりょう (toshoryō), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)