also: だいじょうかん · おおいまつりごとのつかさ
Grand Council of State (1868-1885)
Only with reading だじょうかん / だいじょうかん
Refers to the highest government body during the early Meiji period, before the cabinet system was established. Read as だじょうかん or だいじょうかん.
In the early Meiji period, the Grand Council of State was the highest administrative organ of the country.
Department of State (ritsuryō system)
The highest government office under the ritsuryō legal codes of the Nara and Heian periods. Usually read as だいじょうかん in this context.
See also: 律令制
Under the ritsuryō system, the Department of State was a central government office headed by the Grand Minister.