御用人 ごようにん Meanings Noun manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period) See also: 用人 (ようにん). Kanji 御 honorific. Read as ゴ. 用 use. Read as ヨウ. 人 person. Read as ニン. Word lists Honorific (尊敬語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists