政府機関

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 政府機関 is read as せいふきかん and is a noun for a government agency or institution.
• Basic usage: It takes が as the publisher of materials and へ as the destination for an application.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Agency versus the whole government
  • It refers to an individual government body and should not automatically be expanded to the entire government.
• Restriction by 担当の
  • 担当の政府機関 means the agency responsible for that application, not just any government office.