小しょう身しん

noun

humble position; low rank

Refers to a person's modest social standing or low official rank, often used in historical or self-deprecating contexts.

• 彼かれは小しょう身しんの出でだが、努ど力りょくで出しゅっ世せした。

  He came from a humble background, but worked his way up.

• 小しょう身しんの武ぶ士しは禄ろくも少すくなかった。

  Low-ranking samurai also received small stipends.