Word Meaning 代官

だいかん daikan

代官 is read as だいかん (daikan) and means deputy official (Middle Ages).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

だいかん

Romaji

daikan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 14550 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

代表

だいひょう

leader

代議

だいぎ

representing others in a conference

代表作

だいひょうさく

most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.)

代打

だいだ

pinch-hitting

代役

だいやく

substitute (actor)

代表代行

だいひょうだいこう

acting leader (usu. of a party)

代り合う

かわりあう

to relieve each other

代表部

だいひょうぶ

diplomatic mission

神官

しんかん

Shinto priest

判官

ぞう

judge

女官

じょかん

court lady

警官

けいかん

police officer