Meanings
Readings
Common Words
rural area; countryside; the sticks
hometown
servant; valet; footman
Archaic
someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family
Archaic
low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryล system)
Archaic
ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy
honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies
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