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.)