縫司

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
縫	司
ぬい(の) Grade: S	つかさ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

縫 (“sewing”) +‎ の (genitive marker) +‎ 司 (“position”)

Proper noun

縫(ぬいの)司(つかさ) • (Nui no Tsukasa) 

1. (history, clothing) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for tailoring and dressmaking

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
縫	司
ぬい Grade: S	つかさ > づかさ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

縫 (“sewing”) +‎ 司 (“position”)

Proper noun

縫(ぬい)司(づかさ) • (Nuizukasa) 

1. (history, clothing) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for tailoring and dressmaking

See also

• 後(こう)宮(きゅう)十(じゅう)二(に)司(し) (Kōkyū Jūnishi)