General term for a temporary military camp or encampment, especially in historical contexts.
official residence; administrative headquarters
Historical term for the residence and office of a magistrate or minor feudal lord, or the administrative center of a small domain or shogunate deputy.
During the Warring States period, soldiers built an encampment and spent the night there.
The magistrate heard petitions from the people of the domain at his official residence.
This town once housed the administrative headquarters of a small feudal domain.
Compound of 陣 (jin, 'camp, battle formation') and 屋 (ya, 'house, building'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the feudal era to denote both military encampments and the residential/administrative quarters of local authorities.