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...In other words, the chiefs of the Ritsuryo bureaucracy worked five days in a row and had one day off, but officials with special duties, such as those who worked as aides to the emperor, were given five days off in shifts each month. The chiefs included the fourth-class officials of the central government offices, Dazaifu, and Shokokushi, as well as the rank officials of the Ministry of Justice, such as Dai, Chu, and Shoji judges, who had a similar position to the fourth-class officials, and the bekcho and gijutsu chiefs who were ordered to work as chiefs in related government offices due to their special talents. The fourth-class officials of the local gunji offices and the lower-ranking commanders of the military corps, Dai and Shoki (Gunki), were also chiefs, but both were called gechojo, and in contrast to the gechojo, the former group was called nachojo. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Gijutsu Chojo" are listed below.

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…つまり律令官僚の長上は，5日つづけて勤務して1日休暇という方式であったが，天皇側近に勤務するなど，特別な職務をもつ官僚は，1ヵ月に5日ずつまとめて交替で休暇を与えられた。長上には，中央諸官庁や大宰府･諸国司などの四等官（しとうかん），また刑部省の大･中･少判事などのように，四等官に準ずる位置づけをもつ品官（ほんかん），および特殊な才能などによって，関係官庁に長上勤務を命ぜられた別勅･伎術長上があった。また地方の郡司四等官や軍団の下級指揮者である大･少毅（き）(軍毅)も長上であったが，ともに外長上（げちようじよう）とよばれ，この外長上と対比するとき，前者のグループは内長上とよばれた。…

※「伎術長上」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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