Memory phrase for the character: 官

官

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Meaning

Government, bureaucrat

Pronunciation

 KAN

Explanation

 Top: roof 宀, below: typically understood as buttocks (both cheeks), but herer better: two connected rooms 呂

Mnemonic
 
Under a roof with straightly connected rooms is the government.

Radicals

宀 ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
官 government
buttocksPlease note the similarity with: connected rooms 呂
呂 connected roomsThis character shows the lower tones of the octave, However in the trainer it is seen as connected rooms. See similarities to buttocks where some overlappings are in the explanation.
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 Vocabulary

警官 けいかん  policeman
警察官 けいさつかん  policeman
士官 しかん  officer (military)
器官 きかん  organ (of body), instrument
官僚 かんりょう  bureaucrat, bureaucracy
官庁 かんちょう  government office, authorities
長官 ちょうかん  chief, (government) secretary
女官 にょかん  gentlewoman, Lady-in-waiting
尉官 いかん  officer below the rank of major, company officer

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