Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: bureaucrat, the government, organ

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: カン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: うかんむり

Meaning: roof

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

房(かんぼう)   government secretariat

邸(かんてい)   official residence

僚(かんりょう)   bureaucrat, government official

僚主義(かんりょうしゅぎ)   bureaucracy

(ちょうかん)   chief, secretary

(けいかん)   policeman

(きかん)   organ

裁判(さいばんかん)   judge [n.]

Onyomi Examples

カン government service, the bureaucracy

カンカイ bureaucracy

ダイカン local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator

自衛 ジエイカン Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official