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検非違使 (けびいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
検け 非び 違い 使し also: けんびいし · けいびいし
Meanings 1
noun
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
historical term
Historical term for a high-ranking official who combined police, judicial, and military duties in the Heian and Kamakura periods. Often translated as 'imperial police commissioner' or 'chief of the Kebiishi office'.
Kanji 検 examination, investigate Similar words 弾だん 正じょう 台だい An earlier imperial police and censorial agency from the Nara and early Heian periods, gradually replaced by the Kebiishi.
奉ぶ 行ぎょう A later magistrate or commissioner title used in the Kamakura and Edo periods, covering similar judicial and administrative roles.
Etymology The term 検非違使 is composed of 検 (inspect), 非 (wrong), 違 (violation), and 使 (envoy/official). The reading けびいし is a contraction of けんびいし, which itself derives from the kanji readings. The exact historical derivation of the contracted reading is uncertain, but it became the standard pronunciation.
use, send on a mission, order
