検け非び違い使し

also: けんびいし · けいびいし

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)

historical term

Historical term for a high-ranking official who combined police, judicial, and military duties in the Heian and Kamakura periods. Often translated as 'imperial police commissioner' or 'chief of the Kebiishi office'.

平へい安あん時じ代だい、検け非

び

違い

使し

は

都みやこ

の

治ち

安あん

維い

持じ

を

担たん

当とう

し

た

。

In the Heian period, the Kebiishi were responsible for maintaining public order in the capital.

検け非び違い使し庁ちょうは、警けい察さつと裁さい判ばん所しょの両りょう方ほうの機き能のうを持もっていた。

The Kebiishi office had the functions of both a police force and a court.

Kanji

検examination, investigate
非un-, mistake, negative
違difference, differ
使use, send on a mission, order

Related words

使し
検非違使 is the full historical title for the Heian-period police and judicial official, and 使 is simply its abbreviated form.

Word family

検非違使庁けびいしちょう
Office of the Police and Judicial Chief

Written forms

検非違使Usage99%
- けびいし
  Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
- けんびいし
  Alternate reading; けびいし is the more common historical reading.
- けいびいし

Etymology

The term 検非違使 is composed of 検 (inspect), 非 (wrong), 違 (violation), and 使 (envoy/official). The reading けびいし is a contraction of けんびいし, which itself derives from the kanji readings. The exact historical derivation of the contracted reading is uncertain, but it became the standard pronunciation.

Alternate reading; けびいし is the more common historical reading.

けびいしUsage1%

Kana spelling is sometimes used in modern explanatory texts for readability.

けいびいし

けんびいし