次官 じかん Meanings Noun vice-minister; undersecretary Kanji 次 next. Read as ジ. 官 official. Read as カン. Words containing 次官 政務次官 (せいむじかん) deputy minister 事務次官 (じむじかん) permanent vice-president 国務次官補 (こくむじかんほ) Assistant Secretary of State And 1 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists