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政所
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 政所.
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Entry
1
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period)
2
Honorific; Abbreviation
titled lady (legal wife of an important official)
3
government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
4
clerk working for large temples and shrines
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