JLPT N3 · Noun

器官 (kikan)

器官 (きかん, kikan) is a Japanese noun meaning “organ”. 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

organ · noun

Example sentences

私たちは内臓器官を調べるためにカエルを解剖した。

We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.

Tatoeba #165378

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

Kanji in 器官

utensil, vessel, receptacleキ・うつわ · 15 strokes

bureaucrat, the government, organカン · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 器官.

楽器がっきmusical instrument器械きかいmachine器用きようskillful容器ようきcontainer計器けいきmeter武器ぶきweapon磁器じきporcelain器具きぐutensil食器しょっきtableware受話器じゅわき(telephone) receiver器きdevice器うつわbowl陶器とうきpottery兵器へいきarms

Source: JMdict entry 1218910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.