官 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
- On
- カンかん · kan
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- government; official; bureaucrat
Stroke order
Origin
An associative character showing people gathered under 宀 (a building); means a government office and the 'official' who works there.
Readings and examples
| Onカンかんkan | 官庁かんちょう官能かんのう教官きょうかん |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 警官けいかん
police officer
- 官庁かんちょう
government office
- 官吏かんり
- 官邸かんてい
- 尉官いかん
- 拷問官ごうもんかん
- 宦官かんがん
- 仕官しかん
Example
けい官が道を教えてくれた。
The officer showed them the way.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)