酒司

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
酒	司
しゅ Grade: 3	し Grade: 4
goon

Sino-Japanese reading of Miki no Tsukasa below.

Proper noun

酒(しゅ)司(し) • (Shushi) 

1. (history) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “inner palace”) that is responsible for brewing liquor

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
酒	司
みき(の) Grade: 3	つかさ Grade: 4
irregular	kun'yomi

From 御酒 (miki, “imperial liquor”) +‎ の (no, genitive marker) +‎ 司 (tsukasa, “government position”).

Proper noun

酒(みきの)司(つかさ) • (Miki no Tsukasa) 

1. (history) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (kōkyū, “inner palace”) that is responsible for brewing liquor
2. Alternative spelling of 造酒司 (Miki no Tsukasa): a similar position in the ministry of the imperial household

See also

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