こくし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こくし – see the following entries.

【国士】 [noun] a patriot; a distinguished citizen Alternative spelling 國士

【国司】 [noun] (government, historical) the governorship of a 律令 (Ritsuryō) province, led by a 守 (kami, “governor”), 介 (suke, “lieutenant governor”), 掾 (jō, “third-in-command”) and 目 (sakan, “fourth-in-command”)

【国史】 [noun] the national history [noun] Japanese history

【酷使】 [noun] exploitation [verb] overuse; overwork [verb] abuse (physically; to hurt)

(This term, こくし, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 国子, 国師, 黒子, 穀紙.)