二官

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	官
に Grade: 1	かん Grade: 4
goon

Etymology

二 (“two”) +‎ 官 (“agency higher than 省 (shō, “ministry”)”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にかん [níꜜkàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ikã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

二(に)官(かん) • (Nikan) ^{←にくゎん (nikwan)?}

1. (historical, 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(に)官(かん)能(のう) (nikannō, “bifunctional”)