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
曹司 ぞうし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

office, official, comrade
ソウ (9th, 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 にっ ニチ (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)