舎人
also: とねり
Meanings
General term for a male attendant or servant in a noble or imperial household.
The servant took care of his master's personal needs.
close attendant to the emperor or imperial family
Archaic; refers to someone who served in close proximity to the emperor or imperial family, often with duties beyond simple servitude.
The attendant served close to the emperor within the palace.
low-ranking official under the ritsuryō system
Archaic; a specific bureaucratic rank for those serving the imperial family or nobility in the ritsuryō state.
Under the ritsuryō system, the toneri was a low-ranking official who managed noble households.
ox-tender; horse boy
Archaic; a servant responsible for tending oxen or horses, especially for carts.
The ox-tender led the oxcart to transport his master.
honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies
A specific modern-era title for a junior official involved in miscellaneous ceremonial duties; cross-referenced with 宮内省.
See also: 宮内省
The toneri of the Imperial Household Department handled miscellaneous ceremonial tasks.