代官

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 3
かん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

(だい)(かん) (daikanだいくわん (daikwan)?

  1. (historical) deputy official
  2. (historical) local official in the Edo period

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN