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    3. 次官

    次官

    次じ官かん

    vice-minister

    KMT2News #2+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab14 strokes

    じかん

    Noun

    1.
    vice-minister, undersecretary

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは外がい務む省しょうの次じ官かんです。

    He is the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    次じ官かんが記き者しゃ会かい見けんで声せい明めいを発はっ表ぴょうしました。

    The Vice-Minister announced a statement at the press conference.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    防ぼう衛えい省しょうの次じ官かんが、安あん全ぜん保ほ障しょうに関かんする会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきしました。

    The Vice-Minister of Defense attended a conference on national security.

    KMT3Politics & LawMilitary
    事じ務む次じ官かんは、省しょう庁ちょうの日にち常じょう業ぎょう務むを統とう括かつする重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを担になっています。

    The Administrative Vice-Minister plays an important role in overseeing the daily operations of the ministry.

    KMT4Politics & LawWork & Career
    彼かれは長なが年ねんの経けい験けんを経へて、ついに次じ官かんの地ちい位へのに昇ぼりつめた。

    After many years of experience, he finally rose to the position of Vice-Minister.

    KMT4Politics & LawWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    次
    つ.ぐ・つぎ…(6)
    next・order・sequence
    官
    bureaucrat・the government・organ
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