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代官 (だいかん) — local governor (Edo period) · Nihongo Circle

代官

だいかん

noun

Meanings

1local governor (Edo period)
2local magistrate
3bailiff
4deputy official (Middle Ages)
5acting administrator

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Kanji in this word

代Substitute, Change, Convert5 strokes 官Bureaucrat, The Government, Organ8 strokes

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