高こう官かん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

high official; senior government official

Refers to a person holding a high-ranking position in government or public administration.

〈場ば所しょ〉の高こう官かんa senior official of (a country/government)
アメリカの高こう官かんが来らい日にちした。
A senior American official visited Japan.
高こう官かんに就しゅう任にんするto be appointed to a senior official post
彼かれは外がい務む省しょうの高こう官かんに就しゅう任にんした。
He was appointed to a senior post in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
高こう官かんが明あきらかにするa senior official reveals/discloses (something)
政せい府ふ高こう官かんがその計けい画かくを明あきらかにした。
A senior government official disclosed the plan.

官かん僚りょうN1
官僚 refers to bureaucrats or civil servants in general, while 高官 specifically denotes a person in a senior, high-ranking post.
役やく人にんN2
役人 is a plain, broad word for any government official, whereas 高官 implies a senior or high-level position.
幹かん部ぶN1
幹部 covers senior leaders in any organization (companies, parties, etc.), while 高官 is used specifically for high-ranking government officials.
高こう位い
高官 refers specifically to a high-ranking government official, while 高位 is the broader term for elevated rank or status in any hierarchy.

下か吏りN1
高官 refers to a high-ranking official, the opposite of the low-ranking 下吏.

好こう感かんN1
好感 (a favorable impression) and 高官 (a senior official) share the same pronunciation こうかん but are completely unrelated in meaning.
交こう換かんN3
交換 (exchange) is a common homophone of 高官 (senior official); context and kanji distinguish them.

Compound of 高 (high) and 官 (official).