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Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 國司 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
国司 • (kokushi)
- (government, historical) the governorship of a 律令 (Ritsuryō) province, led by a 守 (kami, “governor”), 介 (suke, “lieutenant governor”), 掾 (jō, “third-in-command”) and 目 (sakan, “fourth-in-command”)
Etymology 2
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| 國司 (kyūjitai)
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国 (“province”) + 司 (“agency”)
Noun
国司 • (kunizukasa)
- Synonym of 国司 (kokushi, “provincial governorship”)
Etymology 3
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| 國司 (kyūjitai)
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Proper noun
国司 • (Kunishi)
- a surname
