manor administrator; estate steward
Historical term for an official who managed a shōen (荘園) estate in pre-Edo Japan. Compare 荘司, which often refers to a similar or overlapping role.
See also: 荘司
Historical term for a village headman during the Edo period, similar to 庄屋. This usage is distinct from the earlier manor administrator sense.
See also: 庄屋
In medieval manors, the estate steward collected the annual tribute.
During the Edo period, the village headman negotiated with the shogunate or domain as the village representative.
Refers specifically to the village headman in the Edo period, similar to sense 2 of 荘官. 庄屋 is more common in everyday historical references.
Standard kanji form for the historical manor administrator sense.
Variant kanji form; 庄 is a simplified variant of 荘. Both are used in historical contexts.
Compound of 荘 (shō, 'manor, estate') and 官 (kan, 'official, administrator'). The term originated in the context of the shōen system of medieval Japan.