- 1. [n] servant; valet; footman
- 2. [n] someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family (arch)
- 3. [n] low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryō system) (arch)
- 4. [n] ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy (arch)
- 5. [n] honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies