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侍従職 (じじゅうしょく, jijuushoku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

侍じ従じゅう職しょく

Meanings

1

Board of Chamberlains

Official title for the department within the Imperial Household Agency that attends to the Emperor and Empress.

侍じ従じゅう職しょくは宮く内ない庁ちょうの一いち部ぶ門もんです。
The Board of Chamberlains is a department of the Imperial Household Agency.

Kanji

侍waiter, samurai, wait upon
従accompany, obey, submit to
職post, employment, work

Related words

侍じ従じゅう
侍従 refers to an individual chamberlain, while 侍従職 is the collective board or office.
宮く内ない庁ちょう
宮内庁 is the overarching Imperial Household Agency; 侍従職 is one of its internal departments.

Built from

侍じ従じゅう+職しょく

Etymology

Compound of 侍従 (chamberlain) and 職 (office, post). The term is a formal title for the board within the Imperial Household Agency.