蔵人
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蔵 | 人 |
| くら Grade: 6 |
ひと > びと Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 藏人 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 蔵 (kura, “cellar, granary”) + 人 (hito, “person”). The hito changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
- a skilled worker in a saké brewery
- 2023 June 21 (last accessed), “Tōji ni hitteki suru waza o motsu kuramoto no juzō kinōsha”, in Gekkeikan:
- 杜氏のもとで酒造りに携わる蔵人は10名ほどで、作業別に役職が決められています。
- Tōji no moto de sakezukuri ni tazusawaru kurabito wa jūmei hodo de, sagyō betsu ni yakushoku ga kimerarete-imasu.
- Working under the toji (master brewer) are about 10 kurabito working on saké production, with separate positions for different tasks.
- 杜氏のもとで酒造りに携わる蔵人は10名ほどで、作業別に役職が決められています。
See also
- 職人 (shokunin, “skilled craftsperson”)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蔵 | 人 |
| くら > くろ Grade: 6 |
うど Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 藏人 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 蔵 (kura, “storehouse, stores”) + 人 (udo, “person”). Compare 仲人 (nakōdo), from naka + udo. See further discussion at 旅人.
Noun
- (historical) the person in charge of the treasury and various warehouses of the Imperial court
- Synonym: 倉人 (kurahito)
- (historical) an attendant of the 蔵人所 (kuroudodokoro), one of the official sections of the Imperial household
- (historical) a lady of the second-highest rank in the Imperial court
- Synonym: 女蔵人 (nyokuroudo)
Usage notes
The sense “attendant of the Imperial household” is variously read くらんど (kurando), くらにん (kuranin), or くらひと (kurahito).