弾だん正じょう台だい

also: ただすつかさ

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Meanings

noun

Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871)

Only with reading だんじょうだい

A specific government office established in the early Meiji period, responsible for prosecution and investigation. Historical term.

弾だん正じょう台だいは明めい治じ2年ねんに設せっ置ちされた。

The Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office was established in 1869.

noun

Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)

An earlier incarnation of the office under the ancient ritsuryō legal system. Historical term.

Kanji

弾bullet, twang, flip
正correct, justice, righteous
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Related words

律りつ令りょう制せい
The ritsuryō system is the broader legal framework under which the earlier 弾正台 operated.

Written forms

弾正台
- だんじょうだい
  Standard kanji spelling for the historical office.
- ただすつかさ
ただすつかさ
Archaic Japanese reading; rarely used in modern contexts.

Etymology

The name 弾正台 is composed of 弾正 (correction/investigation) and 台 (office/board). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term reflects its function as a prosecuting and investigating body.