官 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
- On
- カン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- government; official; bureaucrat
Origin
An associative character showing people gathered under 宀 (a building); means a government office and the 'official' who works there.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カン | 官庁・官能・教官 |
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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
Example
警官が道を教えてくれた。
The police officer showed me the way.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)