家令

Japanese
Kanji in this term
家 令
か
Grade: 2		 れい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾe̞ː]

Noun

家(か)令(れい) • (karei) 

  1. (historical) servants assigned to certain aristocratic households under the 律令制(りつりょうせい) (ritsuryōsei) aristocracy [Heian period]
  2. the majordomo or butler of the Imperial household, a servant in charge of the household and other servants [from Meiji period]
  3. (historical) the manager of an aristocratic household under the 華族(かぞく) (kazoku) aristocracy [1868 to 1946]
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