Uneme

Japanese: 采女 - うねめ

[1] [noun] ("une" may be related to "unaku", meaning to wear a scarf around the neck) A female court attendant in the imperial harem, who was engaged in the daily chores of the emperor and empress. In the pre-Taika period, local powerful clans such as kuni no miyatsuko (provincial governor) and agatanushi (provincial governors) had their children serve the emperor, and under the ritsuryo system, the children of the gunji clans in each province who were beautiful and between the ages of 13 and 30 were selected to serve under the jurisdiction of the Kunaisho no Tsukasa of the Imperial Household Ministry, and were placed in the positions of Mizu no Tsukasa and Zen no Tsukasa of the imperial harem. Originally, their role was to serve the emperor exclusively, and in principle, it was a lifelong position. In the Nara period, the unit of payment for the tribute of the samurai was a district, just like the Hyoe, so in principle they were called by the district name, such as "Muro samurai." After the Heian period, the system changed, with provinces becoming the units of tribute, but it continued nominally until the Edo period. Unebe. → The court lady's office. *Ryo Gikai (718), an official of the imperial harem, " _Two court ladies who pay tribute _{are one} . Sisters and women of the rank of county junior lord or higher." *Kokin (905-914), kana preface, "The words of Asakayama are read from Uneme no Tababure." [2] Noh play. The third piece. Various schools. Written by Zeami. From "Yamato Monogatari." The ghost of a court lady who once threw herself into Sarusawa Pond tells the story to a traveling monk and asks for a memorial service for her death.

Unebe [Uneeme]

[1] 〘Noun〙 = Uneme (courtesy woman) ※ Chronicles (720) Before the accession of Emperor Richū (Tosho-ryō Honkun) “So, did the Yamato no Naoto and others start offering court ladies as tribute at this time?” [2] An old place name in Mie Prefecture. One of the five towns in Mie County, Ise Province. The area around Uneme-cho, Yokkaichi City today.

Sai-jo ...jo [Saionjo]

〘Noun〙 ("sai" means "adopted girl") A female court attendant who serves in the imperial court. ※Myoichihon Kana-gaki Hokekyo (Kamakura period) 8 "That person will wear a crown of seven jewels and enjoy entertainment among the court ladies ." [Book of the Later Han - Koki, 2nd volume]

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙 (「うね」は領巾(ひれ)などを首に懸ける意の「うなく」と関係があるか) 後宮女官の一つで、天皇、皇后の日常の雑役に従事した者。大化前代では国造(くにのみやつこ)・県主(あがたぬし)などの地方豪族が一族の子女を大王に奉仕させ、令制下では諸国の郡司一族の子女のうちで一三歳から三〇歳までの容姿端正な者を選んで出仕させて宮内省采女司が管轄し、後宮の水司、膳司などに置かれた。本来はもっぱら天皇に奉仕すべき役割をもち、原則として終身の職であった。采女貢進単位は奈良時代において、兵衛と同じく郡であったので、「牟婁采女」などのように郡名をもって呼ばれるのが原則であった。平安以降は国が貢進単位となるなど変質したが、名目的には江戸時代まで続いた。うねべ。→采女の司(つかさ)。※令義解（718）後宮職員「其貢_二采女_一者。郡少領以上姉妹及女」※古今（905‐914）仮名序「あさか山のことばは、うねめのたはぶれよりよみて」[2] 謡曲。三番目物。各流。世阿彌作。「大和物語」による。昔、猿沢の池に身を投げた采女の亡霊が旅僧にその故事を語り回向を頼む。