Word Meaning 舎人
とねり
toneri
舎人 is read as とねり (toneri) and means honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies.
Meaning
English
- honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies
- low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryō system)
- someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family
- ox-tender for oxcarts
- horse boy
- servant
- valet
- footman
Reading
Kana
とねり
Romaji
toneri
Writing Variants
- 舎人 しゃじん shajin
- 舍人 しゃじん shajin
- 舍人 とねり toneri