Head man - Tounin

Japanese: 頭人 - とうにん

〘noun〙① A person who represents and commands a group as the head. A leader. A head . A toujin. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)] *After the Ninjyobon, Shuniro Umeji Homomi (1832-33), "Tanjiro was a toujin (head man of tales ) ." ② The head of the Hikitsuke department of the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates. A head of the Hikitsuke department. A toujin magistrate. *Azuma Kagami - April 2, 1250, Kencho 2 (1250), "The Hikitsuke matters _should begin before _the _1st day of the month, and _{the heads and magistrates should not arrive late." ③ The heads of the Mandokoro, Hyojosho} _, _Samurai _- _dokoro _, _etc. of the Muromachi shogunate. ※Saito Mototsune's diary - April 2, 1449 (Bun'an 6) "Acting butler, appointed _Genryoichi (Headmaster Shinrendai _Niimuiri _Tomoharu )" ④ The head of each unit of the standing army of the daimyo's household. Bangashira (clerk) . Monogashira (manner) . Group leader. ※Kanazoshi, Ukiyo Monogatari (around 1665), vol. 2 "He gained the daimyo's favor and caught the eye of the shoshidai, magistrate, and tounin (headmaster) " ⑤ The person who acts as the leader at gatherings such as poetry gatherings, poetry meetings, and tea ceremonies. Organizer. Master. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century), vol. 33 "He brought together the daimyo and their comrades in Kyoto to start a tea ceremony, <omitted> and the first headmaster was given 100 pieces of inner-city dyeing cloth each " ⑥ The person who acts as the leader at festivals. Also, the organizer of the festival. The head of the head house. ※Tamon-in Diary - August 14, 1478 (10th year of Bunmei) "I took the two-tatami room from _Ninomiya _Honichi to Higashi-Kujo, and two head priests took it down."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 集団の長として、集団を代表し、統率する人。首領。頭(かしら)。とうじん。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕※人情本・春色梅児誉美（1832‐33）後「丹次郎は衒(かたり)の頭人(トウニン)」② 鎌倉・室町幕府の引付の部局長。引付頭人。頭人奉行。※吾妻鏡‐建長二年（1250）四月二日「引付事、巳尅以前可_レ始_二行之_一、云_二頭人_一、云_二奉行人_一、莫_レ及_二遅参_一」③ 室町幕府の政所・評定所・侍所などの長官。※斎藤基恒日記‐文安六年（1449）四月二日「執事代事、被_レ仰_二付玄良_一〈頭人真蓮代蜷新右入知温〉」④ 大名の家中の常備軍である各隊の長。番頭(ばんがしら)。物頭(ものがしら)。組頭。※仮名草子・浮世物語（1665頃）二「大名方に取り入り、所司代・奉行・頭人(トウニン)に目を懸けられ」⑤ 歌会・詩会・茶会などの会合で、頭役をつとめる人。世話役。主人。※太平記（１４Ｃ後）三三「在京の大名・衆を結んで茶の会を始め、〈略〉初度の頭(トウ)人は奥染物各百宛(づつ)」⑥ 祭礼で、頭役をつとめる人。また、祭礼の世話役。頭屋の主人。※多聞院日記‐文明一〇年（1478）八月一四日「自_二宮本_一薄縁を東九条へ二畳下行は、頭人二人に下行」

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