かすみ
霞
が
ヶ
せき
関

noun

  1. Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located.
  2. government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy. Metonymy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かすみ
霞
が
ヶ
せき
関
 霞ヶ関 かすみがせき
かすみ
霞
　
が
せき
関
 霞が関 かすみがせき
かすみ
霞
が
ケ
せき
関
 霞ケ関 かすみがせき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

be hazy, grow dim, blurred
かすみ　かす.む　カ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)
false
カ　ケ　か.りる
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ko
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
connection, barrier, gateway
カン　かか.わる　せき (4th, N3)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
frontier pass, close, relation
to divide
heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)