ぞう
曹
し
司

noun

  1. palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting.
  2. room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees, person living in such a room.
  3. boarding house for trainee administrators (ritsuryō period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぞう
曹
し
司
曹司 ぞうし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

office, official, comrade
ソウ (Early High School, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
bend, music, melody
キョク ま.がる くま (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ ニチ にっ (1st, N5)
director, official, govt office
シ つかさ つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious, (旨 variant)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)