殿司

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
殿
でん
Grade: S

Grade: 4
goon

Proper noun

殿(でん)() (Denshi) 

  1. (history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, Seraglio) that's responsible for cleaning outside and lighting the palace

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
殿
とのも
Grade: S
つかさ > づかさ
Grade: 4
jukujikun kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
殿
とのもり
Grade: S
つかさ > づかさ
Grade: 4
jukujikun kun’yomi

殿守 (tonomori, palace upkeep) + (tsukasa, position)

Proper noun

殿(とのもり)(づかさ) or 殿(とのも)(づかさ) (Tonomorizukasa or Tonomozukasa) 

  1. (history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, Seraglio) that's responsible for cleaning outside and lighting the palace

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
殿
でん
Grade: S

Grade: 4
goon tōon

Noun

殿(でん)() (densu) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 殿主 (Buddhist monk that's responsible for cleaning and lighting his temple)

See also

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