Memory phrase for the Kanji: 官


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Meaning

Government, bureaucrat

Pronunciation

KAN

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

Under a roof with straightly connected rooms is the government.

Radicals

ceilingRadical: ukanmuri
government
buttocksPlease note the similarity with: connected rooms
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

 尉官  いかん  officer below the rank of major, company officer
 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

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