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機関 (きかん): engine; institution, organization — Japanese vocabulary

機関 is read きかん and means "engine; institution, organization". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

機関

Reading
きかん · kikan
Translation
engine; institution, organization
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
きかんがきかんが

Example

国会は日本の主要統治機関である。

こっかいはにっぽんのしゅようとうちきかんである。

The Diet is the chief organ of government in Japan.

Kanji in this word

  • 機 — machine, opportunity
  • 関 — connection

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