官

Meaning

官 centers on an official role within a structured system: a bureaucrat, the government as an institution, or a bodily organ as a functional unit within a larger body.

• 長官ちょうかん
  N1

  secretary (government); director; chief

• 警官けいかん
  N5

  police officer; policeman; constable

• 官僚かんりょう
  N1

  bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

• 警察官けいさつかん
  N5

  police officer; policeman; policewoman

• 裁判官さいばんかん
  N2

  judge

• 官房かんぼう

  government secretariat

• 士官しかん

  officer

• 教官きょうかん

  teacher; instructor; professor

• 官邸かんてい
  N1

  official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)

• 検察官けんさつかん

  public prosecutor

• 器官きかん
  N1

  organ

• 高官こうかん

  high official

• 次官じかん

  vice-minister; undersecretary

• 官庁かんちょう
  N2

  government office; government agency; authorities

• 神官しんかん

  (Shinto) priest

• 官公庁かんこうちょう

  government and municipal offices; public agencies

• 事務次官じむじかん

  permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister

• 官民かんみん

  government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector

• 代官だいかん

  local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff

• 官報かんぽう

  official daily gazette; government newsletter

• 官憲かんけん

  officials; authorities

• 書記官しょきかん

  secretary

• 官吏かんり

  government official; public servant; civil servant

• 退官たいかん

  retirement from office

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