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Keyword
bureaucrat
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1363
Readings
かん
(68%)
がん
(1%)
Composed of
宀
roof with a chimney
㠯
guy with a beer belly
Mnemonic

A typical bureaucrat is a guy with a beer belly that sits under a roof with a chimney all day doing paperwork.

Used in kanji (5 in total)
館
public building
管
pipe
棺
coffin
菅
sedge (a type of plant)
1 more...
Used in vocabulary (439 in total)
government service; the bureaucracy
police officer; policeman; policewoman
police officer; policeman; constable
436 more...
Examples (187 in total)
Are they cops?
Then, at last, the policeman lowered his arm.
There were ten police officers on the spot.
The policeman asked people to back off.
A policeman ran past.
A policeman asked me for my name.
The American police are in blue uniforms.
He ran away at the sight of a policeman.
As soon as he saw a policeman, he ran away.
When he saw the policeman, he ran away.
They defied the policeman's order.
Her father is a policeman.
The man aimed a gun at the policeman.
I'm a police officer.
I told the policeman what I knew.
A police officer asked me for my name.
I told the policeman everything I knew.
The policeman captured the running man.
Did the policeman say anything to you?
I believe the police will ignore you.
The policeman asked the girls if that car was theirs.
The policeman took the knife from the boy.
The policeman commanded them to stop.
The policeman aimed his gun at the man.
The policeman signaled me to stop.
The policeman spoke to a man on the street.
You look like a policeman.
Seeing a policeman, he ran away.
When he saw the police officer, he ran away.
The police were examining their bags.
Twenty police have arrived on the scene.
A lot of policemen guarded the hall.
He is commander of our troops.
The instructor advised me to get exercise every day.
The policeman did not believe my story, and I thought it was no good arguing with him.
England is a land where the policemen carry no revolvers.
The robber stood surrounded by ten policemen.
The thief ran away at the sight of a policeman.
The policeman was after the thief.
The thief ran away and the policeman ran after him.
The robber ran away when the policeman saw him.
The thief ran away when she saw the policeman.
The policeman ran after the thief, shouting "Stop!"
At the sight of the policemen the thieves ran away.
The policeman blamed the accident on the driver.
The policeman blamed the taxi driver for the accident.
The thief disguised himself as a policeman.
He got away disguised as a policeman.
The policeman blew his whistle for the car to stop.
The policeman whistled for the car to stop.
The policeman carries a whistle.
You want to become a police officer?
The policeman promised to investigate the matter.
The policeman observed the man open the door.
Why did you become a police officer?
I'm a police officer by profession.
He wants to be a policeman in the future.
Are you really a police officer?
I was hit by the policeman.
I asked a policeman for directions.
The policeman arrested the thief.
The police officer was attacked by someone.
A police officer is talking to her.
Being a police officer is hard work.
The policeman signaled him to stop.
The cop went through his pockets, but found nothing.
A policeman is driving a car.
If you don't know the way, ask a policeman.
Seven policemen were killed.
He asked the policeman how many people had been killed in traffic accidents the previous day.
Seeing the policeman, the man ran away.
I hate cops like him.
I'm not a little surprised that the policeman was arrested.
The aide suggested a change in tactics to him.
If anyone were to talk to me like that, I would call the police.
The policeman wouldn't let go of the suspect.
He was taken away by a policeman.
The officer blamed him for neglecting his duty.
That policeman promised to look into the matter.
The prisoner denied that he had killed a policeman.
He is suited for police work.
He suddenly took a defiant attitude toward the police officer.
John became a policeman.
A police officer told me to stop the car.
The policeman lifted the box carefully.
The robber aimed his gun at the police officer.
The instant he saw the policeman, he ran away.
As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran away.
As soon as he caught sight of a policeman, he ran away.
The police are out in force today.
He was taken away by four police officers in the middle of the night.
The policeman signaled the car to stop with a flashlight.
He is an army officer.
The policeman told me that the last bus leaves at ten.
The policeman paid no attention to him.
We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.
The policemen were very brave in the face of great danger.
The policeman separated the two men who were fighting.
In fact, this is a major means of bureaucratic control.
The suspect told a lie to the inspector.
The policeman stood like a statue with his arms folded across his chest.
The police asked the girl to make a rough sketch of her lost dog.
New York City policemen wear navy blue uniforms.
The cops are searching for clues to the cruel murder.
The cops are searching for clues to the brutal murder.
Tom was shot by a policeman.
Tom is a police officer.
Tom became a police officer.
Tom was surrounded by police officers.
The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.
The policeman was rather abrupt with me.
I was driving at 120 kilometers per hour when the police stopped me.
The commanding officer led his army into enemy territory.
He was rather drunk, which made a bad impression on the policeman.
The cops are looking for the gang's hideout.
He appealed to the judge for mercy.
The judge concluded that the prisoner was innocent.
The judge condemned him to death.
The judge concluded that the prisoner was guilty.
He has some acquaintance with the government people.
A hundred and fifty diplomats came to that conference.
The conference drew 150 diplomats.
Kim intends to be a diplomat in the future.
Tom wants to become a diplomat.
Diplomats are allowed various privileges.
He is a diplomat at the American Embassy.
He has spent most of his working life as a diplomat.
He was a poet and diplomat.
He was a famous poet and a competent diplomat.
I want to be a diplomat.
He ran away at the sight of a police patrol.
The police were patrolling the street.
Ten policemen were assigned to patrol that area.
Police officers wear blue uniforms.
The government official spoke to the reporter on condition of anonymity.
The judge disposed of the case in short order.
The policeman was on duty on that day.
The bureaucrats maintain solid ties with the gigantic corporations.
The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
Policemen cleared the way to let cars pass.
The policeman was off duty.
The policeman was off duty when he was shot to death.
New York City policemen wear dark blue uniforms.
The judge sentenced him to a fine.
The policeman wrote it down in his notebook.
I persuaded the policeman not to shoot the monkey.
Such a judge should retire from his job before retirement age.
The two policemen were exhausted, too.
The policeman saved the child from drowning.
The angry crowd threw missiles at the police.
He was advanced to the rank of general.
The policeman told us not to cross the street against the red light.
The policeman permitted him to park there.
The policeman is now on duty.
The police officer on duty sensed an elderly man coming up behind him.
Policemen aren't permitted to drink on duty.
The sheriff established order in the town.
He is not a businessman but a diplomat.
We waited at the scene of the accident till the police came.
The policeman let him off with a warning.
The police accused him of murder.
The judge decided against the plaintiff.
The spokesman explained the contents of the treaty to the press.
The commander exposed his men to gunfire.
The policemen carried away the body.
Will the judge fine him heavily?
I was questioned by a police officer.
The Norwegian diplomat mediated the secret negotiations that produced the historic document.
The inspector arrived at the school late on Monday morning.
The police brawled with the demonstrators.
Professor Jones retires next year.
500 policemen were put on strict alert.
He has spent most of his time as a career diplomat.
The high-ranking government official ruled out the possibility of a general election.
Two senior officials are suspected of accepting bribes from real estate companies.
Government officials inspected all factories.
He approached her in the disguise of a policewoman.
The judge took into consideration the fact that it was his first offense.
The policeman arrested him for speeding.
The policeman arrested him for drunken driving.
Tom showed his driver's license to the police officer.
The police held the crowd back.
The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years.
Air traffic controllers are under severe mental strain.
The Secretary of State administers foreign affairs.
The policeman blamed me for ignoring traffic rules.
Mandarin is spoken by more people than any other language.