中務

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 1
つかさ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi jukujikun

Etymology[edit]

From (naka, center, middle) +‎ (tsukasa, position).

Proper noun[edit]

(なか)(つかさ) (Nakatsukasa

  1. (historical, government) Clipping of 中務省 (Nakatsukasa-shō): the Ministry of the Center under the imperial 律令 (Ritsuryo) system
  2. mid-Heian period poet and one of the 三十六歌仙 (Sanjūrokkasen, thirty-six immortals of poetry)

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