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官舎 (かんしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

官かん舎しゃ

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Meanings

1

noun

official residence

A residence provided by a government or public organization for its employees, such as civil servants, teachers, or police officers.

彼かれは警けい察さつ官かんで、官かん舎しゃに住すんでいる。
He is a police officer and lives in an official residence.
学がっ校こうの近ちかくに教きょう員いん用ようの官かん舎しゃがある。
There is an official residence for teachers near the school.

Written forms

官かん舎しゃUsage100%
Standard modern kanji form.
官かん舍しゃ
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji variant; 舍 is the old form of 舎.

Kanji

官bureaucrat, the government, organ
舎

cottage, inn, hut

舍inn, hut, house

Similar words

社しゃ宅たく
社宅 is company-provided housing for private-sector employees, while 官舎 is for public-sector employees.
公こう舎しゃ
公舎 is a broader term for public housing or official residences, often used interchangeably with 官舎 but can include facilities for non-employees.

Etymology

官 (government, official) + 舎 (building, residence). The kanji combination directly conveys 'government residence'.