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官展 (かんてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

官かん展てん

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Meanings

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noun

government-sponsored exhibition

Refers to art exhibitions or public displays organized or supported by a government body, often contrasted with private or independent exhibitions.

彼かれの作さく品ひんは今年ことしの官かん展てんで入にゅう選せんした。
His work was selected for this year's government-sponsored exhibition.

Written forms

官かん展てんUsage59%
Standard kanji spelling for government-sponsored exhibitions.
かんてんUsage41%

Kanji

官bureaucrat, the government, organ
展unfold, expand

Similar words

個こ展てん
個展 is a solo exhibition by an individual artist, while 官展 is an exhibition sponsored by the government.
公こう募ぼ展てん
公募展 is an open-call exhibition, which may or may not be government-sponsored; 官展 specifically implies government involvement.

Etymology

Compound of 官 (government) and 展 (exhibition).