ɪn ˈʌðɚ wˈɜːdz, ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fˈʌŋkʃən ʌv dʒˈɪŋɡikˈæn ɪŋklˈuːdz tʊ ˌoʊvɚsˈiː kˈɑːmiɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd ɐfˈɛɹz æt kˈoːɹt, pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ʃɹˈaɪnz, pɚfˈoːɹməns ɹˈaɪts fɚðə , æz wˈɛl æz koʊˈɔːɹdɪnˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ɹˈɪtʃuːəl pɹˈæktɪsᵻz wɪð ðoʊz ɪnðə kˈæpɪɾəl bˈeɪst ˌɔn ɐ kˈoʊd kˈɔːld , wˌɪtʃ ɹˈʌfli tɹænslˈeɪts tuː "kˈoʊd ʌv səlˈɛstjəl ænd tɚɹˈɛstɹɪəl dˈiːətiz" ɔːɹ "kˈoʊd ʌv hˈɛvənli ænd ˈɜːθli ɡˈɑːdz".
In other words, the general function of jingi-kan includes to oversee kami-related affairs at court, provincial shrines, performance rites for the , as well as coordinating the provinces' ritual practices with those in the capital based on a code called , which roughly translates to "Code of Celestial and Terrestrial Deities" or "Code of Heavenly and Earthly Gods".