ๅฎ
JLPT N3
Government official
Readings
Onโyomi: ใซใณ (kan)
Structure
Composition:
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Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
ๅฎๅบ
ใใใกใใ
government office
่ญฆๅฎ
ใใใใ
police officer
ๅฎๅ
ใใใใใ
bureaucrat
ๅฎ่ท
ใใใใใ
official post
ๅฎ่ฒป
ใใใด
public expense
Example Sentences
ๅฎๅบใงๅใใพใใ
ใใใกใใ ใง ใฏใใใใพใใ
I work at a government office.
่ญฆๅฎใงใใ
ใใใใ ใงใใ
I am a police officer.
ๅฎๅใๅคใใงใใ
ใใใใใ ใ ใใใ ใงใใ
There are many bureaucrats.
ๅฎ่ทใซๅฐฑใใพใใ
ใใใใใ ใซ ใคใใพใใ
I take an official post.
ๅฎ่ฒปใง็ๅญฆใใพใใ
ใใใด ใง ใใ
ใใใ ใใพใใ
I study abroad at public expense.
Cultural Note
๐๏ธ In Japanese society, ๅฎ (government/public sector) contrasts with ๆฐ (private sector/citizen) โ together forming ๅฎๆฐ (ใใใฟใ).
This distinction reflects Japanโs organized structure of public administration, where officialdom (ๅฎ) traditionally represents order, service, and authority.
Expressions like:
โข ๅฎๅไธป็พฉ (ใใใใใใใ ใ) โ bureaucracy
โข ๅฎ่ฃฝ (ใใใใ) โ government-made or official
show how โๅฎโ connects with formal or state-managed systems.
In historical Japan, holding a government title (ๅฎไฝ โ ใใใ) was a symbol of prestige and social standing, linking this kanji with honor, responsibility, and authority.
This distinction reflects Japanโs organized structure of public administration, where officialdom (ๅฎ) traditionally represents order, service, and authority.
Expressions like:
โข ๅฎๅไธป็พฉ (ใใใใใใใ ใ) โ bureaucracy
โข ๅฎ่ฃฝ (ใใใใ) โ government-made or official
show how โๅฎโ connects with formal or state-managed systems.
In historical Japan, holding a government title (ๅฎไฝ โ ใใใ) was a symbol of prestige and social standing, linking this kanji with honor, responsibility, and authority.