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少輔しょう

also: しょうゆう · すないすけ

しょ

う

Meanings

1

noun

assistant vice-minister

historical term

Historical title in the ritsuryō system and early Meiji period; a specific government post.

少輔しょうは律りつ令りょう制せいにおける官かん職しょくの一ひとつである。
Shō is one of the official posts in the ritsuryō system.

Written forms

少輔Usage100%
- しょう
  Standard kanji spelling for this historical title.
- しょうゆう
  Alternate reading; less common than しょう.
- すないすけ
  Alternate reading; historical or dialectal variant.
しょうゆう
すないすけ

Kanji

少few, little
輔help

Etymology

The term is composed of 少 (shō, 'junior' or 'assistant') and 輔 (ho, 'assist' or 'support'), reflecting its function as an assistant vice-minister. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.