高こう等とう弁べん務む官かん

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Meanings

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noun

high commissioner

Official title for a senior diplomatic representative, often heading a commission or office.

高tall, high, expensive

等etc., and so forth, class (first)

弁valve, petal, braid

務task, duties

官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Compound of 高等 (high-grade, high-level) + 弁務官 (commissioner, diplomatic agent). The term is a direct translation of the English 'high commissioner'.