noun
Minister of the Imperial Household
Historical title for the minister in charge of the Imperial Household Agency (宮内省) in pre-war Japan.
See also: 宮内省
戦前の日本では、宮内大臣は皇室の事務を統括していた。
In pre-war Japan, the Minister of the Imperial Household oversaw the affairs of the Imperial family.
宮内省 is the Imperial Household Agency itself, while 宮内大臣 is the minister who headed it.
Compound of 宮内 (くない, 'within the palace') and 大臣 (だいじん, 'minister'). The term refers to a specific historical government post.