膳司

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
膳	司
ぜん Grade: S	し Grade: 4
goon

Proper noun

膳(ぜん)司(し) • (Zenshi)

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages food

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
膳	司
かしわで(の) Grade: S	つかさ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

膳 (“cook”) +‎ の (genitive marker) +‎ 司 (“position”)

Proper noun

膳(かしわでの)司(つかさ) • (Kashiwade no Tsukasa)

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages food

See also

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

References

“^△膳^△司”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025