Japanese symbol for “attache”

公使館員

こうしかんいん

Romaji: koushikan'in

legation; attache

In Japanese, attache is 公使館員, read こうしかんいん (koushikan'in).

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Meanings

n legation; attache

Kanji and stroke order

公

public, prince, official

on: コウ、ク
kun: おおやけ

4 strokes · JLPT 2

使

use, send on a mission, order

on: シ
kun: つか.う、つか.い、-つか.い、-づか.い

8 strokes · JLPT 3

館

building, mansion, large building

on: カン
kun: やかた、たて

16 strokes · JLPT 3

員

employee, member, number

on: イン

10 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
公開	こうかい koukai	opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
公式	こうしき koushiki	official; formal
公演	こうえん kouen	public performance
公園	こうえん kouen	(public) park
公共	こうきょう koukyou	public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
公表	こうひょう kouhyou	official announcement; proclamation
使用	しよう shiyou	use; application; employment
使う	つかう tsukau	to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
図書館	としょかん toshokan	library
全員	ぜんいん zen'in	all members; all hands; everyone

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.