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稗官

Reading

Kana: はいかん
Romaji: haikan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

petty official responsible for collecting public gossip and presenting it to the king (in ancient China)

See also: 稗史

Kanji

稗
Readings: ハイ、 ヒ、 ひえ
Meanings: humble, deccan grass
官
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ