also: そつ
director of the Dazaifu
Historical title for the head of the Dazaifu (大宰府), the regional government in Kyushu during the Nara and Heian periods. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
See also: 大宰府
The Sochi governed Kyushu as the head of the Dazaifu.
Historical kanji spelling for the title; reading そち is the standard for this meaning.
Alternate historical reading; less common than そち.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 帥 is conventionally associated with the meaning of a military or administrative leader.