Japanese

Noun

下司 ‎(hiragana げす, romaji gesu)

1. (archaic): an inferior official; a petty official
2. an inferior person; a petty person

   下司の後知恵。

   A petty person becomes wiser after an event.

3. a male dog (figuratively, to express one's disgust)

Related terms

• 上司 (じょうし) ‎(jōshi)

Synonyms

• (inferior official): 下僚 (かりょう) ‎(karyō), 下吏 (かり) ‎(kari), 賎吏 (せんり) ‎(senri)
• (inferior person): 賎 (しず) ‎(shizu), 下 (した)っ端 (ぱ) ‎(shitappa), 賎人 (せんじん) ‎(senjin)

Antonyms

• (male dog): 売女 (ばいた) ‎(baita)