盲もう官かん

noun

blind official (musician, masseur, acupuncturist)

Historical term for a blind person who held an official position, typically as a musician, masseur, or acupuncturist, in the Edo period. The system was abolished in 1871.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには盲もう官かんが幕ばく府ふに仕つかえていた。

  In the Edo period, blind officials served the shogunate.