8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

bureaucrat, the government, organ

On'yomi
  • government ②government post

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

bureaucrat, the government, organ
カン (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

government ②government post
secretary (government)
police officer
(air traffic) controller
(police) investigator
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References

Unicode hex code 5B98
JIS X 0208 1-20-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1295
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1322
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2226
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2766
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1417
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1912
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1363
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 672
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 318
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7107
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 441
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 326
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 326
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 364
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 462
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 465
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 498
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 202
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 540
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 469
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1279
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m5.6
Four corner code 3077.7
De Roo Code 777