官
Bureaucrat
Meanings
Bureaucrat, The Government, Organ
On'yomi
かん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
官 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
官 (Bureaucrat) is taught on WaniKani at level 17 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #230 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 17
Words using 官
外交官がいこうかんdiplomat官界かんかいbureaucracy官憲かんけんofficials官公庁かんこうちょうgovernment and municipal offices官庁かんちょうgovernment office官邸かんていofficial residence (e.g. of the prime minister)官報かんぽうofficial daily gazette官房かんぼうgovernment secretariat官房長官かんぼうちょうかんChief Cabinet Secretary (Japan)官吏かんりgovernment official官僚かんりょうbureaucrat器官きかんorgan教官きょうかんteacher係官かかりかんofficial in charge警官けいかんpolice officer警察官けいさつかんpolice officer
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