下司

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下 司
げ
Grade: 1		 す
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

The compound of 下 (inferior) + 司 (official).

Noun

下司 (hiragana げす, rōmaji gesu)

  1. (archaic): an inferior official; a petty official
  2. an inferior person; a petty person
    下司の後知恵。
    A petty person becomes wiser after an event.
  3. a male dog (figuratively, to express one's disgust)

Synonyms

  • (inferior official): 下 (か)僚 (りょう) (karyō), 下 (か)吏 (り) (kari), 賎 (せん)吏 (り) (senri)
  • (inferior person): 賎 (しず) (shizu), 下 (した)っ端 (ぱ) (shitappa), 賎 (せん)人 (じん) (senjin)

Antonyms

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