office (ritsuryō government department)
Archaic historical term for a government office beneath a bureau in the ritsuryō system. Not used in modern administrative contexts.
See also: 律令制
Under the ritsuryō system, offices (司) were established beneath the ministries.
superior; boss; higher-up
command; commander
sushi; vinegared rice dish
administration of justice; judiciary
leading a meeting; presiding; officiating · chairperson; presenter; host; moderator; MC
priest; minister; pastor
bishop (Catholic)
librarian
attus; elm bark cloth; Ainu traditional bark textile
chief priest of a Shinto shrine
priest
sumo referee
administrator of a manor
officiating; presiding over a ceremony
district governor (ritsuryō system)
provincial governor; provincial official
Ryukyuan chieftain; local lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom
chairperson; moderator; MC; host
nigirizushi; hand-pressed sushi
judge; judiciary; judicial authorities
bar examination; bar exam
government office; public office · government official
steward for high-ranking nobles (Heian period) · administrative official (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
island governor
The kanji 司 originally means 'to administer' or 'to manage'. In the ritsuryō system, it was used as a suffix for certain government offices.