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N3 Noun

機関(きかん)engine, agency, organisation, organization, institution, organ, body, system, facility, facilities

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    A group of people or an institution gathered together for a specific purpose.

    1. Noun

      1.

      engine

    2. Noun

      2.

      agency, organisation, organization, institution, organ, body

    3. Noun

      3.

      system, facility, facilities

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    機関 【きかん】

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      この機関(きかん)目的(もくてき)(なん)ですか?

      What is the purpose of this institution?

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      この(くに)交通(こうつう)機関(きかん)非常(ひじょう)()出来(でき)ている。

      The transportation system in this country is very well organized.

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      (わたし)(はは)は10(ねん)以上(いじょう)(わた)って金融(きんゆう)(かん)する機関(きかん)(つと)めています。

      My mother has been working for an institution related to finance for over 10 years.

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      今時(いまどき)蒸気(じょうき)という機関(きかん)使(つか)って(はし)っている車両(しゃりょう)滅多(めった)()(こと)がない。

      Nowadays, it's rare to see a vehicle running on a steam engine.

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      報道(ほうどう)をする機関(きかん)のモラルが欠如(けつじょ)していたせいで(なん)(にん)もの(ひと)()()(えら)びました。

      Several people chose to commit suicide because of the lack of morals in the institutions that reported the news.

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