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国造 (くにのみやつこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国造くにのみやつこ

also: くにつこ · こくぞう

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

regional administrator (pre-Taika hereditary title)

Historical term for a hereditary regional governor in ancient Japan, before the Taika Reforms (645 CE).

国造くにのみやつは大和こはやまと政せい権けんのもとで地ち方ほうを治おさめた。
The kuni no miyatsuko governed regions under the Yamato polity.
この地ち域いきの国造くにのみやつこは代

だい

々だい

同おな

じ

家か

系けい

から

出で

た

。

The regional administrator of this area came from the same family line for generations.

Written forms

国造Usage100%
- くにのみやつこ
  Standard kanji spelling for this historical title.
- くにつこ
  Alternate reading; less common than くにのみやつこ.
- こくぞう
  Alternate reading; less common than くにのみやつこ.
くにつこ
こくぞう

Kanji

国country
造create, make, structure

Similar words

郡ぐん司じ
郡司 was a district-level official under the Ritsuryō system, while 国造 was a pre-Taika hereditary regional title.
国こく司し
国司 was a provincial governor appointed by the central government after the Taika Reforms, replacing the hereditary 国造 system.

Etymology

Compound of 国 (kuni, 'province, region') + 造 (miyatsuko, 'chief, lord'). The reading くにのみやつこ is the most common; alternate readings くにつこ and こくぞう are less frequent.