High ranking official

Japanese: 高等官 - こうとうかん

〘 noun 〙 A rank of civil servant under the old constitution. Appointment and dismissal required the Emperor's approval. A rank higher than a junior official. There were two types of official: personal officials, who were appointed at a personal appointment ceremony, and first to ninth rank officials. First and second rank officials were called imperial appointees, and third and ninth rank officials were called shonin. *From Hanakama Uguisu's (1887-88) "Suehiro Tetsucho," "This high-ranking official was a former classmate of Kunino."

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Japanese:

〘名〙旧憲法下における官吏等級の一つ。その任免に、天皇の裁可を要するもの。判任官の上位。親任式をもって叙任する親任官と、一等から九等官に分かれる。なお、一等官、二等官を勅任官、三等官以下九等官までを奏任官といった。※花間鶯（1887‐88）〈末広鉄腸〉中「此の高等官は元と国野と同窓の朋友にて」

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