参さん事じ官かん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

Official title for a mid-level officer in Japanese government ministries or diplomatic missions, roughly equivalent to a councillor or attaché.

彼かれは外がい務む省しょうの参さん事じ官かんとして働はたらいている。
He works as a councillor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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使し

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参さん

事じ

官かん

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駐ちゅう

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いる

。

Several councillors are stationed at the embassy.

参さん事じ
参事 is a broader term for a senior staff member or advisor, while 参事官 specifically refers to a titled officer in government or diplomatic service.
書しょ記き官かん
書記官 is a lower-ranking diplomatic officer (secretary), whereas 参事官 is a higher-ranking councillor.

Compound of 参事 (さんじ, 'advisory affairs') and 官 (かん, 'government official'). The term was adopted in the Meiji era for modern bureaucratic titles.