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
(
げ
)
司
(
す
)
• (
gesu
)
(
archaic
)
an
inferior
official
; a
petty
official
an inferior
person
; a petty person
下司
の後知恵。
A
petty person
becomes wiser after an event.
a
male
dog
(
figuratively
,
to
express
one's
disgust
)
Synonyms
(
inferior official
)
:
下僚
(
かりょう
)
(
karyō
)
,
下吏
(
かり
)
(
kari
)
,
賎吏
(
せんり
)
(
senri
)
(
inferior person
)
:
賎
(
しず
)
(
shizu
)
,
下
(
した
)
っ
端
(
ぱ
)
(
shitappa
)
,
賎人
(
せんじん
)
(
senjin
)
Antonyms
(
antonym(s) of
“
male dog
”
)
:
売女
(
ばいた
)
(
baita
)
Related terms
上司
(
じょうし
)
(
jōshi
)
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