Imperial decree - Senji

Japanese: 宣旨 - せんじ

〘noun〙① From the Nara period to the Heian period, the act of issuing an imperial decree. Also, the general issuance of government orders. Also, the order. sen. senjisho. *Ryo Gikai (718) Official: "One lord. (A chamberlain _under his control. Presented. _Two _formalities . Reviewed _and drafted the imperial edict. _Once _accepted , a decree. (Also known as. An order from the chamberlain.) (Omitted) _Regarding the registration of monks and nuns." ② An official document issuing orders, the format of which gradually developed during the Heian period. Originally, it was an internal document prepared for record-keeping by the party receiving an oral order. There is a distinction between an "imperial decree", which issues an imperial decree, and a " josen" , which issues an order from a senior chamberlain . The "imperial decree" is conveyed by the kurōdo to the shokyō, who then conveys it to the gaki or benkan depending on the content, and the benkan conveys it to the historian, who then creates a document. *Tadanobu Koki - November 27, 19th year of Engi (919) "Next year, the decree of Vimalakirti will be issued for the next ₁₀₀ _years ." ③ This refers to "oral decree proposal." A document conveying the imperial decree from the kurōdo to the shokyō. *Shichū Gunyo (1071) 2 "When the decree _{is issued} , those who _{are not} in the jokyō's camp will travel _two ri to the _shokyō and be _made to serve." ④ A term for the jōrō (elderly court ladies) of the imperial court. It is also a term for the jōrō (elderly ladies' wives) who serve the inngu and regents. The term may have originated from the fact that the naishi (female court ladies) and naishi (female court ladies) conveyed the imperial decree and issued the naishi-sen. ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Chrysanthemum Banquet "In front of the palace's Senji, the lord's people, the ladies-in-waiting, the lady-in-waiting, and the courtiers, the emperor made a formal speech" [Glossary] Written according to a prescribed format on a piece of paper called " Shukushi" . The usual format was "official decree", in which the lord's decree was received by the bench or historian and then handed down. At the transmission stage, the contents of what was conveyed orally were written down and called "oral decree" or "decree-written", and based on this, the decree was written down or kept as a record.

Seiji [Imperial decree]

〘Noun〙 (without the glottal stop "n" in "senji") = Senji (imperial decree) ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Rojojo "The Emperor Saga also reported this decree for the first time."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 奈良時代から平安時代にかけて、勅旨を宣し下達すること。また、広く政府の命令を下達すること。また、その命令。宣。宣旨書。※令義解（718）職員「卿一人。〈掌_下侍従。献替。賛_二相礼儀_一。審_二署詔勑文案_一。受_レ事覆奏。宣旨。〈謂。侍従之宣命也〉〈略〉僧尼名籍事_上〉」② 平安時代に、漸次その文書様式が整えられてきた命令を下達する公文書。元来は、口頭による命令を受ける側が記録のために作成する部内文書であった。勅旨を下達する「奉勅の宣旨」と、上卿(しょうけい)の宣を下達する「上宣(じょうせん)」の区別がある。「奉勅の宣旨」は勅旨を蔵人が上卿に伝え、上卿はこれを内容によって外記または弁官に伝え、弁官は史に伝えて文書を作製する。※貞信公記‐延喜一九年（919）一一月二七日「明年維摩講師宣旨、仰_二久永_一」③ 「口宣案(くぜんあん)」のこと。蔵人から上卿に勅旨を伝える文書。※侍中群要（1071か）二「下_二宣旨_一之時、陣座上卿不_レ候者、詣_二里第_一下奉」④ 宮中の上臈(じょうろう)の女官の呼称。また、院宮、摂関家などに仕える上臈の女房の呼称ともなる。内侍の尚侍・典侍が勅旨を伝宣して内侍宣を出したところからおこった呼称か。※宇津保（970‐999頃）菊の宴「大宮のせんじ・おもと人・内侍・命婦・くら人のまへに、ついかまねして給ふ」[語誌]「宿紙(しゅくし)」と呼ばれる檀紙に定められた書式に従って書かれる。上卿の宣を弁・史が受けて下達する形式の「官宣旨」が普通である。伝達の段階で口頭で伝えられる内容を書き留めたものが「口宣」「宣旨書」とよばれるものであり、これに基づいて宣旨が清書され、あるいは記録に残された。