JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 官: "bureaucrat, the government, organ"
The kanji 官 means "bureaucrat, the government, organ". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read カン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bureaucrat, the government, organ |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 230 of 2,501 |
Common words with 官
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 官government; government service; the bureaucracy · government post; government official
- 警察官police officer; policeman; policewoman
- 警官police officer; policeman; constable
- 指揮官commander; commanding officer; CO
- 神官(Shinto) priest
- 教官teacher; instructor; professor
- 器官organ
- 司令官commandant; commanding officer; general
- 上官superior officer
- 長官secretary (government); director; chief
- 士官officer
- 文官civil official
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