二官
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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二 | 官 |
に Grade: 1 | かん Grade: 4 |
goon |
Etymology
二 (“two”) + 官 (“agency higher than 省 (shō, “ministry”)”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) にかん [níꜜkàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟ikã̠ɴ]
Proper noun
二官 • (Nikan) ←にくゎん (nikwan)?
- (historical, collective, government) the Two Departments, the 太政官 (Dajōkan, “Department of State”) and 神祇官 (Jingikan, “Department of Divinities”)
- Coordinate term: 八省 (Hasshō, “Eight Ministries”)
See also
- 二官能 (nikannō, “bifunctional”)