曹司

Reading

Kana: ぞうし

Romaji: zoushi

Definitions

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 (ritsuryo period)

See also: 大学寮

Kanji

曹

Readings: ソウ、 ゾウ

Meanings: office, official, comrade, fellow

司

Readings: シ、 つかさど.る

Meanings: director, official, govt office, rule, administer