[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
[よしのじだい, yoshinojidai] (n) (obsc) (See 南北朝時代) Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)
[よしのちょうじだい, yoshinochoujidai] (n) (obsc) (See 南北朝時代) Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)