単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#1,726 most used

機関

きかん1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

agency; organization

ITS KANJI

機mechanismread き here24 words ›関connectionread かん here17 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

This agency was set up by the government.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The institution was established in the late 1960s.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

2

agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

1

engine

noun

3

system; facility; facilities

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

基幹mainstay; nucleus; keyきかん · not in tangoya
旗艦flagshipきかん · not in tangoya
期間period; term; intervalきかん器官organきかん気管trachea; windpipeきかん

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#1,726 most used

Written機関 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium