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官

bureaucrat
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingカン
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. bureaucratRtK
    天気予報官というのはお天気の方で必ずしも同意をしない人のことだ。A weatherman is someone with whom the weather does not always agree.tatoeba
    ----中央官庁の廃置・定員Abolishment and establishment of central ministries and the quotawiki
  2. the government
    彼は政府の高官に多少面識がある。He has some acquaintance with the government people.tatoeba
    唐では地方官庁が徴発した。In the Tang Dynasty, the local governments impressed people.wiki
  3. organ
  1. bureaucracy

Popular Usage

警官官庁官僚器官

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · maestro without baton

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1363

Compound words

警官けいかん
police officer; policeman; constable
官庁かんちょう
government office; government agency; authorities
上官じょうかん
superior officer
官僚かんりょう
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
器官きかん
organ
官界かんかい
bureaucracy
官憲かんけん
officials; authorities
官邸かんてい
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
官報かんぽう
official daily gazette; government newsletter; official telegram
官房かんぼう
government secretariat
官吏かんり
government official; public servant; civil servant
教官きょうかん
teacher; instructor; professor
係官かかりかん
official in charge
高官こうかん
high official
士官しかん
officer
次官じかん
vice-minister; undersecretary
神官しんかん
(Shinto) priest
退官たいかん
retirement from office
代官だいかん
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
長官ちょうかん
secretary (government); director; chief
官民かんみん
government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector
外交官がいこうかん
diplomat
官公庁かんこうちょう
government and municipal offices; public agencies
警察官けいさつかん
police officer; policeman; policewoman

On Reading Examples

その次官は政界のボスたちのおかげで地位に留まることができた。じかん
The undersecretary was maintained in office by the political bosses.tatoeba
容疑者は捜査官にうそを言った。かん
The suspect told a lie to the inspector.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は婦人警官の扮装をして彼女に近づいた。
He approached her in the disguise of a policewoman.tatoeba
彼は生え抜きの外交官として一生の大部分を送ってきた。
He has spent most of his time as a career diplomat.tatoeba
彼は将来、警察官になりたいと思っています。
He wants to be a policeman in the future.tatoeba
----中央官庁の廃置・定員
Abolishment and establishment of central ministries and the quotawiki
官僚制が確立した。
A bureaucracy was established.wiki
明治・大正期の官僚。
He was a government official during the Meiji and Taisho periods.wiki

Stroke Order

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