官つかさ

noun

office; official position; government post

Refers to a bureaucratic office or the role of an official. Often used in historical or formal contexts. 官 and 司 are the usual kanji.

• 彼かれはつかさを退しりぞき、故こ郷きょうに帰かえった。

  He retired from his official post and returned to his hometown.

noun

chief; head; person in charge

General term for a person who leads or is in charge of something. Can be used in various contexts, from government to organizations.

• この部ぶ署しょのつかさは誰だれですか。

  Who is the head of this department?

noun

female religious officiant (Yaeyama Islands)

Only when written 司

Specific cultural term for a woman who officiates at religious ceremonies in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa. Restricted to the kanji 司.

• 八や重え山やま諸しょ島とうでは、司つかさと呼よばれる女じょ性せいが祭さい祀しを執とり行おこなう。

  In the Yaeyama Islands, a woman called a tsukasa officiates at religious ceremonies.