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Meaning of 次官(じかん) in Japanese

次官
Kana Reading
じかん
Romaji
jikan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    vice-minister; undersecretary
    Example sentence
    その次官政界ボスたちおかげで地位に留まることできた The undersecretary was maintained in office by the political bosses.

Examples of 次官, じかん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

bureaucrat, the government

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 3

6 strokes

next, order, sequence

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: つ.ぐ, つぎ

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