Station messenger

Japanese: 駅使 - えきし

〘noun〙① In China, a person who carried mail, luggage, etc. at each post station. *From Sho Kenwara (1403)'s painting Ume "The postal messenger _{does not convey} the message of the southern country, the evening _{sun and} the moon look sideways at _a _single angle." ② In ancient times, an official messenger was issued with a postal bell and used a postal horse to travel, staying at each post station on the road and receiving provisions. Compared to postal messengers who used horseback riding, they were more likely to be in urgent situations. Hayuma-zukai. Uma-zukai. *Shosoin documents - Tenpyo 8th year (736) Satsuma Province Tax Book "10 people in total for postal messengers〈abbreviated〉42 people in total for postal messengers."

Hayuma-zukai zukai [station messenger]

〘 noun 〙 An official messenger who travels by post horse . A messenger on a fast horse. Umayazukai. Haimazukai. ※From the Kojiki (712) "So they dispatched post messengers to all directions."

Umaya-zukai ...zukai [station messenger]

(Noun) (Kun reading of "ekishi") Under the Ritsuryo system, an official messenger who was issued a station bell and traveled by station horse.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 中国で、郵便・荷物などを宿駅ごとに運んだ人のこと。※蕉堅藁（1403）題画梅「駅使不_レ伝南国信、黄昏和_レ月看_二横斜_一」② 古代、駅鈴(えきれい)を下付され、駅馬を使用して街道の各駅で宿泊、食糧の供給を受けて旅行する公用の使者。伝馬を使う伝使に比べて緊急の場合が多い。はゆまづかい。うまやづかい。※正倉院文書‐天平八年（736）薩摩国正税帳「往来駅使合頭壱拾人〈略〉往来伝使合頭肆拾弐人」