politics

(government, historical) the highest governing body under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system between the Nara and Edo periods / (government, historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうかん (Dajō-kan) below

(government, historical) the highest governing body of Imperial Japan in the early Meiji period / (government, historical, colloquial) Same as だじょうかん (Daijō-kan) above

(government, historical, archaic) the highest governing body under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system between the Nara and Edo periods

(politics, historical, archaic, rare) Synonym of 太政大臣 (ōki ōimōchigimi): the head of the Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, equivalent to a “grand minister” or “chancellor of the realm”

center, middle, heart, core (physical center) / center, hub (most important area of activity) / crux, main point

(archaic) antique, old-fashioned / (colloquial) ancient

ancient times, antiquity, remote ages

a male given name

Short for 日本国 (Nihon-koku): Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia) / a surname