ๅฎ˜

JLPT N3

Government official

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ซใƒณ (kan)

Vocabulary

ๅฎ˜ๅบ
ใ‹ใ‚“ใกใ‚‡ใ†
government office
่ญฆๅฎ˜
ใ‘ใ„ใ‹ใ‚“
police officer
ๅฎ˜ๅƒš
ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†
bureaucrat
ๅฎ˜่ท
ใ‹ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ
official post
ๅฎ˜่ฒป
ใ‹ใ‚“ใด
public expense

Example Sentences

ๅฎ˜ๅบใงๅƒใใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ‚“ใกใ‚‡ใ† ใง ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใใพใ™ใ€‚
I work at a government office.
่ญฆๅฎ˜ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‘ใ„ใ‹ใ‚“ ใงใ™ใ€‚
I am a police officer.
ๅฎ˜ๅƒšใŒๅคšใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ† ใŒ ใŠใŠใ„ ใงใ™ใ€‚
There are many bureaucrats.
ๅฎ˜่ทใซๅฐฑใใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ ใซ ใคใใพใ™ใ€‚
I take an official post.
ๅฎ˜่ฒปใง็•™ๅญฆใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‹ใ‚“ใด ใง ใ‚Šใ‚…ใ†ใŒใ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I study abroad at public expense.

Cultural Note

๐Ÿ›๏ธ In Japanese society, ๅฎ˜ (government/public sector) contrasts with ๆฐ‘ (private sector/citizen) โ€” together forming ๅฎ˜ๆฐ‘ (ใ‹ใ‚“ใฟใ‚“).
This distinction reflects Japanโ€™s organized structure of public administration, where officialdom (ๅฎ˜) traditionally represents order, service, and authority.
Expressions like:
โ€ข ๅฎ˜ๅƒšไธป็พฉ (ใ‹ใ‚“ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใ‚…ใŽ) โ€“ bureaucracy
โ€ข ๅฎ˜่ฃฝ (ใ‹ใ‚“ใ›ใ„) โ€“ government-made or official
show how โ€œๅฎ˜โ€ connects with formal or state-managed systems.
In historical Japan, holding a government title (ๅฎ˜ไฝ โ€“ ใ‹ใ‚“ใ„) was a symbol of prestige and social standing, linking this kanji with honor, responsibility, and authority.