Reading and meaning
- Reading
- じょう
- Romaji
- jou
- Meaning
- inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)
- Word type
- noun
Example sentences
律令制度では、尉は四等官のうち第三位に当たる官職であった。
Under the ritsuryo system, the jo was an official position ranking third among the four administrative ranks.
尉は上官の命を受け、担当区域を監察