侍じ従じゅう

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Meanings

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A court attendant who serves the emperor or a member of the imperial family. In modern Japan, refers to an official of the Imperial Household Agency.

侍じ従じゅうが天皇てんのうの身みの回まわりの世せ話わをする。
The chamberlain attends to the personal needs of the Emperor.
彼かれは宮く内ない庁ちょうの侍じ従じゅうとして長なが年ねん仕つかえた。
He served for many years as a chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が侍じ従じゅうを務つとめるfor someone to serve as a chamberlain
彼かれは長なが年ねん、天皇てんのうの侍じ従じゅうを務つとめた。
He served as the Emperor's chamberlain for many years.
〈人ひと〉が侍じ従じゅうに任にん命めいされるfor someone to be appointed as a chamberlain
彼かれは宮く内ない庁ちょうから侍じ従じゅうに任にん命めいされた。
He was appointed as a chamberlain by the Imperial Household Agency.

Kanji

侍waiter, samurai, wait upon
従accompany, obey, submit to

Related words

女じょ官かん
侍従 refers to a male court attendant serving the emperor, while 女官 is the parallel term for a female court attendant.
執しつ事じ
侍従 refers to a chamberlain attending an emperor or noble in a court setting, close to the historical 執事 sense but tied specifically to royal service.
従じゅう者しゃ
侍従 is a formal title for an attendant serving an emperor or noble household, a narrower and more official use than the general 従者.

Don't confuse with

侍じ従じゅう長ちょう
侍従長 shares the same kanji base as 侍従 but refers specifically to the Grand Chamberlain, the head of all the 侍従.

Word family

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese word inherited from Chinese 侍従, “attendant,” combining 侍, “serve,” and 従, “follow or accompany.”