A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 8 strokes

Bureaucrat ; The Government ; Organ

Readings on: カン
Kun readings: —

高官こうかん — Senior Administrative Officer

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 警官けいかん — police officer Word card → Source
• 官吏かんり — Staff member Source
• 神官しんかん — Shinto priest Source
• 器官きかん — instrument; body Source
• 高官こうかん — Senior Administrative Officer Source
• 官邸かんてい — official residence Source