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属吏 (zokuri) Japanese meaning: subordinate official | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 属 belong, genus, subordinate official Related words 下か 級きゅう 官かん 吏り A more general term for a low-ranking government official, less formal than 属吏.
役やく 人にん A common word for a government official; 属吏 specifically implies a subordinate or petty rank.
Etymology Composed of 属 (subordinate, belong to) and 吏 (official, clerk). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of a low-ranking official.
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り
の
仕し
事ごと
は
書しょ
類るい
の
整せい
理り
が
中ちゅう
心しん
だっ
た
。
The petty official's work mainly involved organizing documents.
