Sanshi

Japanese: 三司 - さんし

Chinese government positions. Sansi means three types of government offices, so the positions it referred to changed over time. (1) The San Gong are called Sansi. The San Gong were the highest officials in the central government during the Han dynasty: the Chancellor (Situ), the Grand Marshal, and the Chief Censor (Sikong), and were often called Sansi. Those who were not San Gong but received the courtesy of the San Gong were called Iya Sansi, Bantong Sansi, and Yitong Sansi, and those of particularly high rank were called Kaifu Yitong Sansi. (2) During the Tang dynasty, the three judicial offices of the Ministry of Justice, the Censorship Office, and the Dali Temple were called Sansi.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国の官職。三司とは3種の役所という意味であるから，時代によって指す官職が異なった。(1)三公を三司という。三公とは漢代の中央政府の最高官であった丞相(司徒)，太尉，御史大夫(司空)のことで，これを三司とよぶことも多かった。三公でないものが三公の礼遇をうけることを，位亜三司，班同三司，儀同三司などと称し，とくに重いものを開府儀同三司と称した。(2)唐代では司法に関する三つの衙門たる刑部，御史台，大理寺を三司と称した。

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