こうたう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうたう – see the following entries.
【公道こうとう】
[adjective] (Classical Japanese) modest and sturdy
【後唐こうとう】
[proper noun] Later Tang (923–937)
【勾当こうとう】
[noun] handling work at a local government office
[noun] (ritsuryō, historical) several government jobs under the ritsuryō system:
[noun] employee of the Ministry of the Treasury
[noun] manager of the ritsubundō (warehouse that stores ritsubun taxes) of the Banquet Office
[noun] manager of the nagatono (large warehouse that stores tributes by place of origin)
[noun] employee of the Office for the Investigation of Estate Documents
[noun] (historical) the rank below the attendant in the samurai guard house of the sekkan
[noun] (historical) someone who handles temple work, below the main attendant
[noun] (historical) the rank below 別(べっ)当(とう) (bettō) and above 座(ざ)頭(とう) (zatō) in the Tōdōza (a hierarchical guild for blind men)
[verb] to handle work at a local government office
[verb] to perform the duties of any of the other positions above
(This term, こうたう (koutau), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)

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