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高官
Readings
こうかん
koukan
Meanings
Noun (futsuumeishi)
May take the particle 'no'
high officialhaut fonctionnairehoher Beamter, hoher Regierungsbeamter, Würdenträger, hohes Amt
Kanji
高ON: コウKUN: たか.い, たか, -だか, たか.まる, たか.める
tall, high, expensive
官ON: カン
bureaucrat, the government
Example sentences
このスキャンダルで一部の高官が罷免される可能性がある。Parts: 此の (この), スキャンダル, 一部 (いちぶ), 高官 (こうかん), 罷免 (ひめん), 為れる (される), 可能性 (かのうせい), 有る (ある)The scandal could lead to the firing of some senior officials.

彼女は政府の高官になった。Parts: 彼女 (かのじょ), 政府 (せいふ), 高官 (こうかん), になるShe had a high government appointment.
Она стала высокопоставленным правительственным чиновником.

彼は政府の高官に多少面識がある。Parts: 彼 (かれ), 政府 (せいふ), 高官 (こうかん), 多少 (たしょう), 面識 (めんしき), 有る (ある)He has some acquaintance with the government people.

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