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Meaning of 器官(きかん) in Japanese

器官
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
きかん
Romaji
kikan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    organ (of body); instrument
    Example sentence
    物を視覚的に覚える器官は視床下部の下にある。 The sight memory organ is below the hypothalamus.

Examples of 器官, きかん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

器 JLPT 2

15 strokes

utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: うつわ

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官 JLPT 3

8 strokes

bureaucrat, the government

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi:

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器

16 strokes

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: うつわ

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