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What is the Kanji for 'Government' and 'Bureaucrat'? | 官

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Government' and 'Bureaucrat', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Government' and 'Bureaucrat' is 官.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Government, Bureaucrat

    Reading

    onyomiかん

    kan

    Parts

    Roof Terraced hill

    Example Word

    警官: police. The Japanese noun '警官 (けいかん)' refers to a police officer or a member of the police force. It is a formal term used to describe someone who enforces laws and maintains public order. For example: The police officer is directing traffic「警官が交通を整理している」(けいかんがこうつうをせいりしている). I asked the police officer for directions「警官に道を聞いた」(けいかんにみちをきいた). This term is commonly used in both written and spoken Japanese when referring to law enforcement personnel.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    490

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Roof

    radical

    Meaning

    Terraced hill

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 3 other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Building

    kanji

    Meaning

    Pipe

    kanji

    Meaning

    Coffin, Casket

Words Using

This kanji is used in 5 words:

    word

    Meaning

    Official

    word

    長官

    Meaning

    Chief

    word

    官僚

    Meaning

    Bureaucrat

    word

    官庁

    Meaning

    Government

    word

    警官

    Meaning

    Police

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 36 kanji contain the part 宀 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Character

    kanji

    Meaning

    Room

    kanji

    Meaning

    House

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cheap, Relax

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cold

    kanji

    Meaning

    Lie down, Go to sleep

    kanji

    Meaning

    Guest, Customer

    kanji

    Meaning

    Determine

    kanji

    宿

    Meaning

    Lodging

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fruit, Truth

    kanji

    Meaning

    Guess

    kanji

    Meaning

    Treasure

    kanji

    Meaning

    Protect

    kanji

    Meaning

    House

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wealth, Rich

    kanji

    Meaning

    Complete

    kanji

    Meaning

    Harm

    kanji

    Meaning

    Religion

    kanji

    Meaning

    Palace

    kanji

    Meaning

    Proclaim, Promulgate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Constitution

    kanji

    Meaning

    Banquet

    kanji

    Meaning

    Draw near

    kanji

    Meaning

    Contain, Looks

    kanji

    Meaning

    Dormitory

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hole

    kanji

    Meaning

    Midair

    kanji

    Meaning

    Quietly, Lonely

    kanji

    Meaning

    Magnanimous, Tolerance

    kanji

    Meaning

    Right, Best regards

    kanji

    Meaning

    Investigate, Judge

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wee hours, Early evening

    kanji

    Meaning

    Preside, Manager

    kanji

    Meaning

    Guest, Vip

    kanji

    Meaning

    Few, Widow

    kanji

    Meaning

    Address

Learn the Kanji

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What does 官 mean?

官 means 'Government' and 'Bureaucrat'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.