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正親司

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おおきんだち(の) つかさ
Grade: 4
Grade: 1 Grade: 2
jukujikun kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
おおきみ(の) つかさ
Grade: 4
Grade: 1 Grade: 2
jukujikun kun'yomi
 正親司 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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大君, , 王女 (ōkimi, non-親王 (shinnō)/内親王 (naishinnō) princes and princesses) +‎ (genitive marker) +‎ (department). Alternatively, 諸王 (ōkindachi, non-親王 (shinnō)/内親王 (naishinnō) princes and princesses) +‎ +‎ . The kanji spelling literally reads "Department of Legitimate Relatives". See also 正親町 (Ōgimachi).

Proper noun

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正親(おおきみの)(つかさ) or 正親(おおきんだちの)(つかさ) (Ōkimi no Tsukasa or Ōkindachi no Tsukasa

  1. (history, government) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) department under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, Ministry of the Imperial Household), responsible for managing nametags, stipends and clothing for the Emperor's relatives down from the second to the fourth generation (only including (ō) and 女王 (joō), excluding 親王 (shinnō) and 内親王 (naishinnō))

See also

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