How do you read 医官?

医官 is read いかん (ikan), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 医官?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 医官 in romaji?

医官 is written ikan in romaji.

What kanji are in 医官?

医 (Doctor, Medicine); 官 (Bureaucrat, The Government).

医官いかん

いかん · ikan

noun

Medical officer

Other ways to say “medical officer” in Japanese →

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

医Doctor, Medicine 音い訓い.やす・い.する JLPT N4 · 7 strokes 官Bureaucrat, The Government, Organ 音かん JLPT N3 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

医者いしゃdoctor; physician 医療いりょうmedical care, medical treatment 医院いいんdoctor’s office (surgery), clinic 医学いがくmedical science 医師いしdoctor, physician 歯医者はいしゃdentist 警官けいかんpolice officer 官僚かんりょうbureaucrat, bureaucracy

Questions

What does 医官 mean?

Medical officer.

How do you pronounce 医官?

いかん (ikan). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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