Chihanji had a range of responsibilities from taking care of economy such as taxation, compulsory labor and productivity improvement, administration of justice such as punishment and reward, to military affairs, education, and the family register survey.
その職務は、徴税・賦役・生産力向上などの経済、刑罰・賞与などの司法、軍事、教育、戸籍調査など多岐に渡るものだった。