しちょう
Archaic
Meanings
Archaic
Noun
1. men pressed into forced labor (ritsuryo system)
2. palanquin bearer (Edo period)
when read as "しちょう, じちょう, してい"
Pitch accent
ちょう
Composed of
official; civil service
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m