government office
On'yomi (音読み)
- チョウ
- テイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- やくしょ
About this kanji
The kanji "庁" primarily means a government office, making it commonly used in various contexts. It is often found in nouns rather than verbs. For example, "官庁" (かんちょう) refers to a government office, while "省庁" (しょうちょう) indicates ministries and government offices. Another example is "庁舎" (ちょうしゃ), which means a government office building. You might also see it in names like "環境庁" (かんきょうちょう), meaning the Environment Agency, or "気象庁" (きしょうちょう), the Meteorological Agency. It's useful to know that "庁" is typically used in formal or official contexts.
Example sentences
その庁で多くの人が働いている。
Many people work at that agency.
Meanings across languages
- English
- government office
- Tiếng Việt
- văn phòng chính phủ
- 日本語
- 庁
- 한국어
- 관청
- 中文
- 厅, 政府机关
- id
- kantor pemerintah
- th
- หน่วยงานรัฐบาล
- es
- oficina gubernamental
- fr
- bureau gouvernemental
- de
- Behörde
- pt
- órgão público
Common compounds
- 官庁かんちょうgovernment office, government agency, authorities
- 省庁しょうちょうministries and government offices, the authorities
- 庁舎ちょうしゃgovernment office building
- 環境庁かんきょうちょうEnvironment Agency
- 気象庁きしょうちょう(Japanese) Meteorological Agency, JMA
- 宮内庁くないちょうImperial Household Agency
- 経企庁けいきちょうEconomic Planning Agency (1955-2001)
- 警察庁けいさつちょうNational Police Agency, NPA
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