Onyomi: カン · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: bureaucrat, organ, the government
Kanji for bureaucrat, organ, the government
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官 is formed from 宀, meaning “roof” or “building,” on the top, and the element below representing organized control within a structure. The roof suggests an official place, while the lower part relates to administration or management. Together, they express the idea of an official role or public position connected to an institution. From this idea, 官 came to mean government official, authority, or public office.
官 shows an official role within an institution, meaning authority or public office.
官 refers to a role connected to public administration. It is used for government offices, officials, or authority. Remember 官 as something related to official or governmental matters.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 官 | かん | government, government service, the bureaucracy | Noun |
| 官 | つかさ | office, official | Noun |
| 官庁 | かんちょう | government office, government agency, authorities | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 官僚 | かんりょう | bureaucrat, government official, bureaucracy | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 官軍 | かんぐん | government forces, loyalist army | Noun |
| 官能的 | かんのうてき | sensual, voluptuous, sexy, arousing | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 官報 | かんぽう | official daily gazette, official telegram | common Noun |
| 官公庁 | かんこうちょう | government and municipal offices, public agencies | common Noun |
| 官界 | かんかい | bureaucracy | common Noun |
| 官民 | かんみん | government and people, government and private sector, public and private sector | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |