The prototype of kanshi in Japan is thought to be an organization in which several Tomonomiyatsuko (chiefs of various departments at the Imperial Court) shared the affairs of public administration of Yamato dynasty, mobilized and managed their Benotami (officers and people serving the Yamato dynasty) in order to perform duties.
日本の官司の原型はヤマト王権（大和朝廷）の行政事務を複数の伴造が分掌して部民を動員・管理して業務を遂行した組織体であったと考えられている。