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官

Government
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingカン
JōyōGrade 4Level 17
  1. government service
  2. the bureaucracy
  3. government post
  4. government official

Popular Usage

警官官庁官僚器官

Radicals and components

Radical宀roof
Components
How it's built
官
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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
彼は政府の高官に多少面識がある。
He has some acquaintance with the government people.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
唐では地方官庁が徴発した。
In the Tang Dynasty, the local governments impressed people.wiki
----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

8 strokes

Official, government. 宀 (roof) + 𠂤 (a body of men) — a building where officials work.

Practice Writing

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