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大官 (taikan) Japanese meaning: high-ranking official | Kotomora

大たい官かん

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Meanings

1

high-ranking official

Refers to a person holding a senior government or bureaucratic position. Often used in historical or formal contexts.

See also: 高官

彼かれは大たい官かんとして国こく政せいに携たずさわった。
He was involved in national politics as a high-ranking official.

Kanji

大large, big
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Don't confuse with

代だい官かん
大官 (also read だいかん) means a high-ranking official in general, while 代官 refers specifically to the Edo-period local magistrate; the two are unrelated words that happen to share a reading.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (great, large) and 官 (government official). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a high-ranking official.