Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 行おこな う 機き 関かん an institution/organization that carries out (something)
Which institution conducts this survey?
〈 物もの 〉 を 扱あつか う 機き 関かん an institution that handles (something), e.g. money
Institutions that handle money are subject to strict regulations.
機き 関かん に 加か 盟めい する to join an organization
He joined that international organization.
Kanji 機 loom, mechanism, machine 関 connection, barrier, gateway Related words エンジン is the everyday word for a car or machine engine, while 機関 is the more formal, technical term used especially in compounds like 蒸気機関 .
組織 refers broadly to any organized group or structure, whereas 機関 specifically denotes an official body with a defined function, such as a government agency.
施設 emphasizes the physical facility or building, while 機関 focuses on the functional system or organization behind it, as in 金融機関 .
団体 is a more casual word for a group or association, while 機関 implies a formally established institution with an official role.
機関 is a broad term for any institution or organization, while ビューロー specifically denotes an office or agency of a particular, often formal, kind.
Don't confuse with 器官 is a biological organ (like the heart or lungs), while 機関 refers to a mechanical engine or an institution—the two are unrelated despite sharing the same pronunciation.
機関 (same reading) means an institution or engine/mechanism, while 基幹 means the core or backbone of a system, not an institution itself.
機関 is a completely different word meaning 'organization' or 'engine' that happens to share the same pronunciation きかん with 旗艦 , so listeners must rely on context to tell them apart.
Word family· 84 locomotive; engine
transportation; transport; transit system
difference engine
locomotive depot; engine shed
organization name; name of a corporate body
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engine room
engine shed; locomotive depot
autocannon
official bulletin; organization newspaper or journal; party organ
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Etymology Compound of 機 (mechanism, machine) and 関 (connection, barrier). Originally referred to a mechanical device with interconnected parts, later extended to organizational bodies and systems.
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