冠位十二階

かんいじゅうにかい

Meanings

1. Noun first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)

Kanji

• 冠 crown. Read as カン.
• 位 rank
• 十 ten. Read as ジュウ.
• 二 two
• 階 floor. Read as カイ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists