also: けいかん
capital official (ritsuryō system)
Historical term for a public official stationed in the capital under the ritsuryō system. Not used in modern contexts.
Under the ritsuryō system, capital officials were regarded as having higher status than provincial officials.
Standard kanji form for this historical term.
Alternate reading; less common than きょうかん.
Compound of 京 (capital) and 官 (official). The reading きょうかん is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; けいかん is a less common variant.