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頭職 (かしらしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

頭かしら職しょく

Meanings

1

noun

appointed official in the Ryukyu Kingdom

historical term

Historical term for an official dispatched to administer a specific region within the Ryukyu Kingdom.

頭かしら職しょくは琉りゅう球きゅう王おう国こくの地ち方ほう行ぎょう政せいを担になった役やく人にんである。
The kashira-shoku was an official responsible for local administration in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Kanji

頭head, counter for large animals
職post, employment, work

Etymology

The term is composed of 頭 (kashira, 'head' or 'chief') and 職 (shoku, 'post' or 'office'), literally meaning 'head post'. Its historical derivation is tied to the administrative structure of the Ryukyu Kingdom.