also: ほうがん · じょう · ぞう
noun
Only with reading はんがん
Modern term for a judicial officer who presides over court proceedings. Reading is はんがん.
判官は証拠を慎重に検討した。
The judge carefully examined the evidence.
彼は地方裁判所の
He was appointed as a judge of the district court.
noun
third-grade official (ritsuryō system); assistant district officer; inspector
Historical term from the ritsuryō legal system; refers to a specific rank of official. Archaic in modern usage. Readings じょう and ぞう are archaic; はんがん and ほうがん may also appear in historical texts.
律令制では、判官は国司の下で実務を担当した。
Under the ritsuryō system, the third-grade official handled practical affairs under the provincial governor.
Archaic reading used in the ritsuryō system; see cross-reference to 尉.
Archaic reading used in the ritsuryō system.
From Chinese 判官 (pànguān), originally a Tang dynasty official title. Adopted into Japanese with the ritsuryō system, later extended to mean 'judge' in modern legal contexts.