家令

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
れい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

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()(れい) (karei

  1. (historical) servants assigned to certain aristocratic households under the 律令制(りつりょうせい) (ritsuryōsei) aristocracy
  2. the majordomo or butler of the Imperial household, a servant in charge of the household and other servants
  3. (historical) the manager of an aristocratic household under the 華族(かぞく) (kazoku) aristocracy