勾当

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 勾当 – see 勾當 (“dirty deal; shady business; matter; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 勾當).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勾	当
こう Grade: S	とう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
勾當 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ːto̞ː]

Noun

勾(こう)当(とう) • (kōtō) ^{←こうたう (koutau)^?}

handling work at a local government office
(ritsuryō, historical) several government jobs under the ritsuryō system:
1. employee of the Ministry of the Treasury
2. manager of the ritsubundō (warehouse that stores ritsubun taxes) of the Banquet Office
3. manager of the nagatono (large warehouse that stores tributes by place of origin)
4. employee of the Office for the Investigation of Estate Documents
(historical) the rank below the attendant in the samurai guard house of the sekkan
(historical) someone who handles temple work, below the main attendant
(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

勾(こう)当(とう)する • (kōtō suru) ^{←こうたう (koutau)^?}suru (stem 勾(こう)当(とう)し (kōtō shi), past 勾(こう)当(とう)した (kōtō shita))

to handle work at a local government office
to perform the duties of any of the other positions above