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機関 (きかん, kikan) Japanese meaning: engine | Kotomora
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This car's engine is very quiet.
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.
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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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
