曹司

ぞうし

Meanings

1. Noun palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting
2. room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees; person living in such a room
3. boarding house for trainee administrators (ritsuryō period) See also: 大学寮 (だいがくりょう).

Kanji

• 曹 sergeant. Read as ゾウ.
• 司 preside. Read as シ.

Words containing 曹司

• 御曹司 (おんぞうし) son of a distinguished family

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