官 Kanji – bureaucrat
The Japanese kanji 官 can mean bureaucrat, the government, organ.
Meaning and Readings
How is 官 read?
官 has the onyomi reading カン.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kan.
Common Japanese Words Using 官
These common Japanese words contain 官. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 外交官（がいこうかん） — diplomat
- 官界（かんかい） — bureaucracy
- 官憲（かんけん） — officials, authorities
- 官公庁（かんこうちょう） — government and municipal offices, public agencies
- 官庁（かんちょう） — government office, government agency, authorities
- 官邸（かんてい） — official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
- 官報（かんぽう） — official daily gazette, official telegram
- 官房（かんぼう） — government secretariat
- 官房長官（かんぼうちょうかん ） — Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan)
- 官吏（かんり） — government official, public servant, civil servant