The Kanji Code
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P12 官
KAN
bureaucrat
Type: kanji
Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 官 government,
警官
KEIKAN
police officer
bureaucrat
官署
KANSHO
government office
館 building
館長
KANCHOU
director of library
or museum
館内
KANNAI
in the building
映画館
EIGAKAN cinema
管 pipe, control
管理
KANRI management,
administration
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CHAPTER 3 – STANDARD PHONETICS
P13 門
KAN
gate
Type: radical
Kanji that contain this phonetic and use this ON reading: 間 space between, 時間
JIKAN
time, hour
interval
間奏
KANSOU
(musical) interlude
閑 leisure
閑静
KANSEI
quiet, tranquil
(e.g. neighbourhood)
繁閑
HANKAN
press and slack
of business
関
connection, barrier 玄関
GENKAN
entrance, vestibule
関係
KANKEI relationship,
connection
関数
KANSUU
function (mathematics)
関⼼
KANSHIN
concern, interest
簡 simple
簡単
KANTAN
simple, easy
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