長吏
ちょうり
- eta (Edo period) n
- administrator of a temple n Buddh
- low-ranking government official with a comparatively high salary (in medieval China) n arch
Kanji
長
チョウ
なが.い • おさ
long; leader; superior; senior
吏
リ
officer; an official
Synonyms
穢多
えた
- eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (people whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses) n arch derog
座主
ざす
- temple's head priest n
別当
べっとう
- groom; footman; stableman; equerry n
- steward; intendant n
- head of an institution, esp. religious; head of one institution serving also as the head of another n arch
検校
けんぎょう けんこう
- inspector n arch
- temple administrator; shrine administrator n
- villa administrator n
- highest ranking blind court official n