noun

  1. engine.
  2. agency, organization, institution, organ, body.
  3. system, facility, facilities.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
機関 きかん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

loom, mechanism, machine
キ はた (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
how many, how much, how far
いく- キ い (7th, N3)
minute, extremely small, tiny
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
protection
ジュ まもり まも.る (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
connection, barrier, gateway
カン かか.わる せき (4th, N3)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
frontier pass, close, relation
to divide
heavens, sky, imperial
テン あま- あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)