Word Meaning 曹司

ぞうし zoushi

曹司 is read as ぞうし (zoushi) and means boarding house for trainee administrators (ritsuryō period).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ぞうし

Romaji

zoushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 134456 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御曹司

おんぞうし

son of a distinguished family

曹長石

そうちょうせき

albite

握り寿司

にぎりずし

nigirizushi

上司

じょうし

(one's) superior

公司

こうし

company (in China)

寿司

すし

sushi

行司

ぎょうじ

referee

宮司

ぐうじ

chief priest

立行司

たてぎょうじ

head referee

副立行司

ふくたてぎょうじ

second highest referee

大宮司

だいぐうじ

high priest of a great shrine

国司

こくし

provincial official (under the ritsuryō system; esp. a governor)