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係官 (kakarikan) Japanese meaning: official in charge | Kotomora
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Please follow the instructions of the official in charge to proceed with the procedures.
I presented my passport to the immigration officer.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 係かかり 官かん the official in charge at a particular office or checkpoint
I was stopped by a customs official.
係かかり 官かん に 確かく 認にん する to check something with the official in charge
I confirmed the procedure with the official in charge.
係かかり 官かん の 指し 示じ に 従したが う to follow the instructions of the official in charge
I opened my luggage following the official's instructions.
Kanji 係 person in charge, connection, duty 官 bureaucrat, the government, organ Related words 担当者 is a general, everyday term for 'the person in charge,' used in business and daily life, while 係官 specifically denotes a government or organizational official in a formal role.
係員 is a broader, more casual term for a staff member handling a particular task (e.g. at a station or store), while 係官 implies an official, often governmental, position.
役人 is a general, sometimes slightly informal word for any government official, whereas 係官 stresses the specific duty or section that person is responsible for.
担当官 and 係官 are both formal terms for an official assigned to a particular matter, but 担当官 is slightly more common in legal or procedural documents.
Written forms 係かかり 官かん Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
係かか り 官かん
Less common variant with okurigana; rarely used in modern writing.
Etymology Compound of 係 (かかり, 'person in charge') and 官 (かん, 'government official'). The kanji 係 means 'person in charge' or 'connection', and 官 means 'government official' or 'bureaucrat'.
