機関 (Kikan) is a Japanese noun meaning “engine, agency, organisation, organization”.
Meanings
- nounengine
- nounagency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body
- nounsystem; facility; facilities
Examples
調査機関がその効果を調べた。
A research organization investigated the effect.
国会は日本の主要統治機関である。
The Diet is the chief organ of government in Japan.
その機関は１９６０年代後半に設立された。
The institution was established in the late 1960s.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).