Homen was the name of Shimobe (miscellaneous servants and attendants) of Kebiishi (a official with judicial and police power) which was Ryoge no kan (a post outside the original Ritsuryo code created by Imperial edicts) in Japan.
放免（ほうめん）とは日本の令外官である検非違使の下部（しもべ）を指す名称。