JLPT N3 · Noun

機関 (kikan)

機関 (きかん, kikan) is a Japanese noun meaning “engine”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きかん
Romaji: kikan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

engine · noun
agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ · noun
system; facility; facilities · noun

Example sentences

この三つの機関とは国際通貨基金、国際復興開発銀行、関税・貿易一般協定である。

The three organizations are the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Tatoeba #221865

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 機関

機

loom, mechanism, machineキ・はた · 16 strokes

関

connection, barrier, gatewayカン・せき・-ぜき · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 機関.

飛行機ひこうきairplane機会きかいchance機械きかいmachine機嫌きげんhumour機能きのうfunction機構きこうmechanism契機けいきopportunity有機ゆうきorganicジェット機ジェットきjet aeroplane機きchance機関車きかんしゃlocomotive扇風機せんぷうきelectric fan交通機関こうつうきかん(means of) transportation危機ききcrisis

Source: JMdict entry 1220870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.