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: 宀
Radical: 宀
Reading: うかんむり
Meaning: roof
Strokes: 3
官房(かんぼう) government secretariat
官邸(かんてい) official residence
官僚(かんりょう) bureaucrat, government official
官僚主義(かんりょうしゅぎ) bureaucracy
長官(ちょうかん) chief, secretary
警官(けいかん) policeman
器官(きかん) organ
裁判官(さいばんかん) judge [n.]
官 (カン) government service, the bureaucracy
官界 (カンカイ) bureaucracy
代官 (ダイカン) local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
自衛官 (ジエイカン) Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official