Improvement Department - Kandachime

Japanese: 上達部 - かんだちめ

〘Noun〙 (also written as "kamudachime") A general term for regents, chancellors, grand ministers, ministers of the left, ministers of the right, ministers of the interior, chief councilors, middle councilors, councilors, and people of third rank or higher. Councilors were fourth-ranking but were treated similarly. Court nobles. People of the upper classes. Kandachibe. *The Bamboo Cutter (late 9th century - early 10th century): "The Emperor summoned the ministers and the upper ranks." *Genji ( c . 1001-14): Kiritsubo: "The princes and princesses stood before the Imperial Court."

Kandachibe [Improvement Club]

〘Noun〙 = Kandachime (upper division) ※Manjuyahon Setsuyoshu (late Muromachi period) "Kandachibe"

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「かむだちめ」とも表記) 摂政、関白、太政大臣、左大臣、右大臣、内大臣、大納言、中納言、参議、及び三位以上の人の総称。参議は四位であるがこれに準ぜられた。公卿。雲上人。かんだちべ。※竹取（９Ｃ末‐１０Ｃ初）「帝〈略〉大臣・上達部を召して」※源氏（1001‐14頃）桐壺「御階(みはし)のもとに、親王(みこ)たちかむたちめつらねて」