noun
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance
Historical title for the shogunate official in charge of financial affairs, including tax collection and expenditure, during the Edo period.
江戸幕府の勘定奉行は、財政と直轄領の管理を担当した。
The Edo shogunate's kanjō bugyō was responsible for financial affairs and the administration of the shogunate's direct domains.
noun
chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
Earlier historical use referring to a senior financial officer serving a daimyo during the Muromachi period; distinct from the Edo-period shogunate post.
室町時代の大名のもとで、勘定奉行は財政を司る重要な役職だった。
Under daimyo in the Muromachi period, the kanjō bugyō was an important post overseeing finances.