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官
Government, Official
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
官 is used in words related to government, such as 大使館 (embassy), 警官 (police officer), and 官僚 (bureaucrat).
Memory Trick
Imagine a government official working inside an official building under a large roof.
Readings
Onyomi: カン (kan)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
警官
けいかん (keikan)
Police officer
官庁
かんちょう (kanchou)
Government office
外交官
がいこうかん (gaikoukan)
Diplomat
大使館
たいしかん (taishikan)
Embassy
Example Sentence
警官に道を聞きました。
けいかん に みち を ききました。
keikan ni michi o kikimashita
I asked a police officer for directions.