Chief - Chief

Japanese: 長官 - ちょうかん

〘Noun〙① Under the Ritsuryo system, the first of the four ranks of official. The person who oversees all of the duties of that office. The characters and titles vary depending on the office. Usually there is only one person, but there are cases where there is more than one in the Dajokan and non-permanent offices. Kami. [Ryo Gikai (718)] [New Book of Tang - Biography of Xiao Zhizhong]② Currently, it refers to the heads of government agencies such as the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, the Supreme Court, the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the Defense Agency, etc. It was also used as a term to call the highest-ranking person in the prewar military and local offices. Commander-in-Chief, Local Governor, etc. ※Seikoku Risshihen (1870-71) (translated by Nakamura Masanao) 5 "When Parei was captured, he healed the deep wounds of the enemy chief."③ (also called "Chogan") A title given to the top negi (negi) of Ise Grand Shrine before the Meiji 4th year ( 1871) shrine reform. After the reign of Emperor Tenmu (673-686 ) , when one negi was assigned to each of the inner and outer shrines, the number gradually increased, and by the time of the Keicho and Kanei periods ( 1596-1644 ), there were ten negi each. They were also called Ichinegi, Shuin , and Kancho. ※Basho's letter to Sora - May 21, leap year, 1694 (Genroku 7) "I have been managing Yamada and have built a hermitage, and I will be arranging for the governor and his family to tour Kyoto."

Kan [Chief]

(Noun) (a variation of "kami") Refers to the head of a government office under the Ritsuryo system. Used in the forms "Kan no Kimi," "Kan no Tono," " Kan no Nushi ," etc.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 令制で、四等官の第一位。その官司の職務の全体を統轄するもの。官司によってその用字・称呼を異にする。ふつう、一人であるが、太政官および非常置の官司で複数の場合が見られる。かみ。〔令義解（718）〕〔新唐書‐蕭至忠伝〕② 現在では、内閣法制局、最高裁判所などのほか、文化庁、防衛庁などの官庁の長をいう。また、戦前の軍隊、地方庁などにおいて、最高責任者を呼ぶ語としても用いられた。司令長官、地方長官など。※西国立志編（1870‐71）〈中村正直訳〉五「巴礼(パレイ)囚れたりしが、敵の長官の深き全創を療治し」③ (「ちょうがん」とも) 明治四年（一八七一）の神宮改革以前に、伊勢大神宮の禰宜(ねぎ)の首位にある者をさした称号。禰宜は、内外両宮に各一員を置いた天武朝（六七三‐六八六）以後、漸次増員をみて、慶長・寛永（一五九六‐一六四四）頃には各一〇員となった。一禰宜、執印(しゅいん)、官長とも呼んだ。※曾良宛芭蕉書簡‐元祿七年（1694）閏五月二一日「万事はいせ山田をしこなし、庵など結候而、長官一家の洛中見物など取持候とて」