水司

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水	司
すい Grade: 1	し Grade: 4
on'yomi

Sino-Japanese reading of Moi(tori) no Tsukasa below.

Proper noun

水(すい)司(し) • (Suishi) 

1. (history) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “inner palace”) that manages water and ice

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水	司
もいとり(の) Grade: 1	つかさ Grade: 4
irregular	kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
水	司
もい(の) Grade: 1	つかさ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

From 水 (moi, “drinkable water”) or 水取り (moitori, “water-bearer”) +‎ の (no, genitive particle) +‎ 司 (tsukasa, “government office”, especially in medieval/early-modern Japan)

Proper noun

水(もいの)司(つかさ) or 水(もいとりの)司(つかさ) • (Moi no Tsukasa or Moitori no Tsukasa) 

1. (history) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “inner palace”) that manages water and ice
2. Alternative spelling of 主水司 (Moitori no Tsukasa)

See also

• 後(こう)宮(きゅう)十(じゅう)二(に)司(し) (Kōkyū Jūnishi)