Footman - Customer

Japanese: 脚夫 - きゃくふ

〘 noun 〙① In the Nara and Heian periods, a person who was in charge of transporting goods and tributes to the capital. A footman. ※Shoku Nihongi - Wadou 5th year (712), May 1st, Koshin "At the time of _{the first tour of the lower} provincial governors and the transfer of powers, it was _decided that _two food boxes, horses _{, and} footmen should be provided."② A worker who transports luggage. A laborer. ※Yomihon Chushin Suikoden (1799-1801), first part "Take these two long chests to a strong footman ."③ An old name for a postman. [On-Kun Shimbun Jihin (1876)] ※A Certain Woman (1919), <Arishima Takeo>, second part "Whenever I see a mail box or encounter a footman."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 奈良・平安時代、庸(よう)、調の京への運搬に当たった者。運脚(うんきゃく)。※続日本紀‐和銅五年（712）五月甲申「初定_下国司巡行并遷代時、給_二粮馬脚夫_一之法_上」② 荷物の運送などをする労働者。人夫。※読本・忠臣水滸伝（1799‐1801）前「此二合の長櫃を健(すくよか)なる脚夫(キャクフ)（〈注〉ニンソク）に挑(になは)せ」③ 郵便配達員の古い呼び名。〔音訓新聞字引（1876）〕※或る女（1919）〈有島武郎〉後「郵便凾を見るにつけ、脚夫に行き遇ふにつけ」

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