Word Meaning 官話

かんわ kanwa

官話 is read as かんわ (kanwa) and means Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China).

Meaning

English

Mandarin (branch of Chinese spoken in northern and southwestern China)
Qing Mandarin (standard variety of Chinese spoken by official classes during the Qing dynasty)

Reading

Kana

かんわ

Romaji

kanwa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 62344 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

北京官話

ぺきんかんわ

Beijing dialect of Standard Chinese (as spoken during the Qing dynasty)

官民

かんみん

government and people

官界

かんかい

bureaucracy

官報

かんぽう

official daily gazette

官業

かんぎょう

government-run enterprise

官能

かんのう

the senses

官権

かんけん

governmental authority

官職

かんしょく

government service

官民一体

かんみんいったい

unified effort of government and private sector

官人

かんじん

government official (esp. one of low to medium rank)

官本

かんぽん

book belonging to a government office

官事

かんじ

government business