Chamberlains were called 'maetsukimi,' 'omotobito,' or 'omotobitomachigi' in Japanese under a system of government based on the ritsuryo codes, and the tomyo (Tang name) of this position was shui.
日本の官制の侍従は、和名を「まへつきみ（まえつきみ）・おもとびと・おもとびとまちぎみ」、唐名は拾遺などという。