The four ranks of the kokushi system were known as the shitokan, with the individual ranks being kami (governor), tsuke (vice-governor), jo (secretary) and sakan (clerk) (for more information, refer to 'the local government system in ancient Japan'). |
四等官である守 (国司)(かみ)、介 (国司)(すけ)、掾(じょう)、目 (国司)(さかん)等を指す(詳細は古代日本の地方官制も併せて参照のこと)。 |