だいじやうくわん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of だいじやうくわん – see the following entry.
太政官だいじょうかん
[proper noun] (government, historical) the highest governing body under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system between the Nara and Edo periods
[proper noun] (government, historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうかん (Dajō-kan) below
(This term, だいじやうくわん (daizyaukwan), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)