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Meaning of 代官(だいかん) in Japanese

代官
Kana Reading
だいかん
Romaji
daikan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    Edo-period prefectural governor (magistrate, bailiff)


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

bureaucrat, the government

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ

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