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