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    3. 舎人

    舎人

    舎しゃ人じん

    servant

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab10 strokes

    舍人

    しゃじんとねり

    Noun

    1.
    servant, valet, footman
    2.
    someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family
    archaic
    3.
    low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryō system)
    archaic
    4.
    ox-tender for oxcarts, horse boy
    archaic
    5.
    honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies

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    Kanji that make up this word

    舎
    やど.る…(4)
    cottage・inn・hut・house・mansion
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
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