noun

  1. government, government service, the bureaucracy.
  2. government post, government official.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん

Contained Kanji 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)