How do you read 本官?

本官 is read ほんかん (honkan), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 本官?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 本官 in romaji?

本官 is written honkan in romaji.

What kanji are in 本官?

本 (Book, Present); 官 (Bureaucrat, The Government).

本官ほんかん

ほんかん · honkan

noun

Official post, regular post, permanent office

principal post (as opposed to secondary post)
I (of someone in government or the civil service)

Other ways to say “official post” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

本Book, Present, Main 音ほん訓もと JLPT N5 · 5 strokes 官Bureaucrat, The Government, Organ 音かん JLPT N3 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

本ほんbook 脚本きゃくほんscenario 基本きほんbasic, basis 手本てほんmodel, pattern 根本こんぽんfoundation, root, base 標本ひょうほんexample, specimen 警官けいかんpolice officer 官僚かんりょうbureaucrat, bureaucracy

Questions

What does 本官 mean?

Official post, regular post, permanent office. It can also mean: principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service).

How do you pronounce 本官?

ほんかん (honkan). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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