How do you read 大官?

大官 is read たいかん (taikan), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 大官?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 大官 in romaji?

大官 is written taikan in romaji.

What kanji are in 大官?

大 (Large, Big); 官 (Bureaucrat, The Government).

大官たいかん

たいかん · taikan

noun

High-ranking official

Other ways to say “high-ranking official” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

大Large, Big 音だい・たい訓おお-・おお.きい JLPT N5 · 3 strokes 官Bureaucrat, The Government, Organ 音かん JLPT N3 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

大だいbig, great 偉大いだいgreatness 大工だいくcarpenter 大家たいかrich family, distinguished family 大概たいがいin general, mainly 大金たいきんlarge amount of money 警官けいかんpolice officer 官僚かんりょうbureaucrat, bureaucracy

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What does 大官 mean?

High-ranking official.

How do you pronounce 大官?

たいかん (taikan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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