けにん

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of けにん – see the following entry.
家人
(dated) one's family, (especially) one's wife
household; family and servants living within a house
(dated) household servants; retainers living in or frequently entering a noble family's house
(historical) a social rank just above 奴婢(ぬひ) (nuhi, servant class)
(historical) alternative form of 御家人 (gokenin, vassal)
(This term, けにん (kenin), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)