上官

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Chinese

up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
official; government; organ of body
simp. and trad.
(上官)
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Pronunciation 1


Noun

上官

  1. one's direct superior in office
  2. high-ranking official

Pronunciation 2


Proper noun

上官

  1. a surname
    上官上官  ―  Shàngguān Wǎn'ér  ―  Shangguan Wan'er (Tang Dynasty imperial consort and politician)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
かん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

(じょう)(かん) (jōkan

  1. a senior officer

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.