水司

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
水 司
すい
Grade: 1 		し
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Sino-Japanese reading of Moi(tori) no Tsukasa below.

Proper noun

水(すい)司(し) • (Suishi) 

  1. (history) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “inner palace”) that manages water and ice

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
水 司
もいとり(の)
Grade: 1 		つかさ
Grade: 4
irregular kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
水 司
もい(の)
Grade: 1 		つかさ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

From 水 (moi, “drinkable water”) or 水取り (moitori, “water-bearer”) +‎ の (no, genitive particle) +‎ 司 (tsukasa, “government office”, especially in medieval/early-modern Japan)

Proper noun

水(もいの)司(つかさ) or 水(もいとりの)司(つかさ) • (Moi no Tsukasa or Moitori no Tsukasa) 

  1. (history) a 律令 (Ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “inner palace”) that manages water and ice
  2. Alternative spelling of 主水司 (Moitori no Tsukasa)

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