[げん, gen] (n, n-suf) (1) (arch) special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); (n) (2) (arch) (See 大宰府) secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
[こくぐんりせい, kokugunrisei] (n) (See 郷里制, 律令制) province-district-neighbourhood system (system of administrative divisions under the ritsuryo; 1 neighbourhood=~50 homes, 1 district=2-20 neighbourhoods)