Nominalizer for an action.

(chiefly in the negative) any old matter

(Shinto) a grand ritual to give thanks to the gods after the enthronement of the Emperor

to select / to pick out from / to discard / to reveal / to expose

a manager, a headman, a foreman / an official / government service

a surname / a unisex given name

a surname

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) office under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for managing animal and plant oil production

(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position responsible for managing marketplaces

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that attends to the Emperor