薬司

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
薬	司
やく Grade: 3	し Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
藥司 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

薬(やく)司(し) • (Yakushi)

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
薬	司
くすり(の) Grade: 3	つかさ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
藥司 (kyūjitai)

薬 (“medicine”) +‎ の (genitive marker) +‎ 司 (“position”)

Proper noun

薬(くすりの)司(つかさ) • (Kusuri no Tsukasa)

(history, medicine) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages medicines
Alternative spelling of 典薬寮

See also

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

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