京きょう官かん

noun

capital official (ritsuryō system)

Historical term for a public official stationed in the capital under the ritsuryō system. Not used in modern contexts.

• 律りつ令りょう制せい下かでは、京きょう官かんは地ち方ほう官かんよりも高たかい地ち位いとみなされていた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, capital officials were regarded as having higher status than provincial officials.