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[()·かん()]
kikan
noun

English Meaning(s) for 機関

noun
  1. engine
  2. agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body
  3. system; facility; facilities

Definition and Synonyms for 機関

Machine an efficient person
Synonyms: マシン, からくり, 機械, 機関
Institution an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
Synonyms: からくり, インスティテューション, 施設, 機関
Mechanics the technical aspects of doing something
Synonyms: メカ, からくり, メカニクス, メカニズム, 仕掛け, 仕掛ける, 仕組み, 仕組む, 機序, 機構, 機関
Mechanism device consisting of a piece of machinery
Synonyms: メカ, からくり, メカニズム, 機械, 機関
Organ a periodical that is published by a special interest group
Synonyms: からくり, 機関, 機関紙
Establishment an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
Synonyms: からくり, インスティテューション, エスタブリッシュメント, 機関
Machine a group that controls the activities of a political party
Synonyms: マシン, からくり, 機械, 機関
Machine an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently
Synonyms: からくり, 機関
Agency an administrative unit of government
Synonyms: からくり, 公社, 官府, 官衙, , , , 役所, 役所, 政府機関, 機関, 行政官庁
Organ a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
Synonyms: からくり, 機関
System a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
Synonyms: からくり, システム, 体系, 機構, 機関, 系列, 組織
Mechanism has moving parts that perform some function
Synonyms: メカ, からくり, メカニズム, 機械, 機関

Meanings for each kanji in 機関

» mechanism; opportunity; occasion; machine; airplane
» connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning

Categories 機関 is a member of

Individual a human being
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Grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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Execution the act of performing
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Device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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Establishment a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
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Periodical a publication that appears at fixed intervals
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Organization a group of people who work together
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Administrative Unit a unit with administrative responsibilities
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Agency an administrative unit of government
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 機関

Sample Sentences for 機関

He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
Transportation workers staged a walkout to protest pay cuts.
The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.
This hotel is conveniently located in terms of public transportation.
Horses used to pull road-rollers, but the steamroller arrived with the invention of the steam engine.

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