Official in Japanese
"official" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.
公
ooyake
8 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "official". The most common choice is shown first.
Top pick
oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
Reading: kan
15 strokes · nature, wisdom
Where it comes from
Composed of servant and dish. Watching dish.
What it carries
Watch, supervise, confine. Represents watching.
Related kanji for "official"
official
ryou · peaceful
Combines 'person' (亻) with 'fire' (尞), representing companions gathered around the same fire—colleagues.
official
shi · nature, wisdom
Composed of mouth and private. Administering with mouth.
official
sou · nature
Composed of say and east. Saying east.
official
kou
Composed of eight and private. Dividing private.
official
shi
Composed of person and samurai. Serving someone.
an official(also: officer)
ri
Combines 'mouth' (口, command) with 'historian' (史), representing lower officials handling clerical work in government offices. The prototype of civil servants.
subordinate official(also: belong, genus, affiliated)
zoku
Frequently asked questions
What is the Japanese kanji for official?
The most common kanji for "official" is 監, read as kan. It means oversee, official, govt office. Related kanji: 僚 (official), 司 (official), 曹 (official), 公 (official), 仕 (official), 吏 (an official) and more.
How many strokes does 監 have?
監 has 15 strokes.