Japanese symbol for “bailiff”
代官
だいかん
Romaji: daikan
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff
In Japanese, bailiff is 代官, read だいかん (daikan).
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Meanings
- n local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff
- n deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bailiff”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 執行官 | しっこうかん shikkoukan | court executive; sheriff; bailiff |
| 廷吏 | ていり teiri | court attendant; court clerk; bailiff |
| 執達吏 | しったつり shittatsuri | bailiff |
| 執行吏 | しっこうり shikkouri | bailiff |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 代表 | だいひょう daihyou | representation; representative; delegate |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
| 代わり | かわり kawari | substitute; replacement; substituting |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
| 年代 | ねんだい nendai | age; era; period |
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
| 警官 | けいかん keikan | police officer; policeman; constable |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bailiff”.
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