- 官庁 — government office
- 警官 — police officer
- 外交官 — diplomat
- 官職 — official post, position
- 官僚 — bureaucrat
- 官報 — official gazette
官 combines 宀 (“roof”) with components suggesting authority. Under one roof, it symbolized a group under control — evolving into the meaning of officialdom, government, and administrative authority.
彼は 外交官として 働いています。
He works as a diplomat.
官庁で 手続きを 行いました。
I completed the procedure at a government office.