professor of kanji readings in Confucian classics
Historical title from the Heian period; a scholar who specialized in the correct Chinese-derived readings of characters in Confucian texts. Rarely used outside historical contexts.
In the Heian period, the professor of readings taught how to read the kanji in the classics.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical title.
The title of an official scholar in the ancient 律令 system who taught the pronunciation and readings of Chinese characters in the Confucian classics.