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本官 (ほんかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

本ほん官かん

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Meanings

1

noun

official post; regular post; permanent office

Refers to a formal, established position in government or civil service, as opposed to temporary or acting roles.

彼かれは本ほん官かんとして財ざい務む省しょうに勤つとめている。
He serves in the Ministry of Finance as a regular official.

2

noun

principal post (as opposed to secondary post)

Used to distinguish a main appointment from a concurrent or additional post.

Kanji

本book, present, main
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Similar words

官かん職しょく
官職 is a general term for a government office or position, while 本官 specifically emphasizes the official, regular, or principal nature of the post.
本ほん務む
本務 means one's primary duty or main job, whereas 本官 refers to the official post itself.

Etymology

Compound of 本 (main, regular) and 官 (government official). The pronoun usage derives from officials referring to themselves by their title.

本ほん官かんのほかに、彼かれは委員会いいんかくの委い員いんも兼けん任にんしている。

In addition to his principal post, he also serves as a committee member.

3

pronoun

I (used by government or civil service officials)

A formal, self-referential pronoun used by officials when speaking in an official capacity. Not used in casual conversation.

本ほん官かんは、この件けんについて調ちょう査さを命めいじた。
I have ordered an investigation into this matter.