高官(こうかん)

こうかん
noun
high-ranking official; senior official
formalpoliticsoccupation
1. high-ranking official; senior official
A person in a high government post. A news word, often in phrases such as 政府(せいふ)高官(こうかん) (a senior government official), used when a source is not named.
政府(せいふ)高官(こうかん)が来日(らいにち)した。
A senior government official came to Japan.
高官(こうかん)の発言(はつげん)が波紋(はもん)を呼(よ)んだ。
The senior official's remark caused a stir.
匿名(とくめい)の政府(せいふ)高官(こうかん)によると、首脳会談(しゅのうかいだん)は来月(らいげつ)開(ひら)かれる見通(みとお)しだ。
According to an anonymous senior government official, the summit is expected to be held next month.

Formal; used mostly in news reports about governments and international relations.

Common collocations

  • 政府(せいふ)高官(こうかん): senior government official
  • 外務省(がいむしょう)高官(こうかん): senior Foreign Ministry official
  • 米(べい)政府(せいふ)高官(こうかん): senior U.S. government official

Watch out

Homophones: 交換(こうかん) (exchange) and 好感(こうかん) (good impression).

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Added 2026.10.3 4:33 · Revised 2026.10.3 4:36
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