Kanji

What does the kanji 官 mean?

官 means official; government office. On'yomi カン.

Quick facts
On'yomiカン
Strokes8
Main radical宀
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi カン
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

official; government office

Memory hook

Rooms of offices all under one roof (宀) — GOVERNMENT OFFICE, OFFICIAL.

Main radical

宀roof 3 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

  • 器官きかん(bodily) organ
  • 官僚かんりょうbureaucrat, bureaucracy
  • 警官けいかんpolice officer

More words with this kanji

  • 官庁かんちょうgovernment office
  • 長官ちょうかんdirector-general, head of a government agency

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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