What does kanji 局 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 局 is bureau.

How is kanji 局 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 局 are つぼね; the onyomi readings are キョク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 局?

Kanji 局 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 局?

The main radical for kanji 局 is 尸.

What words use kanji 局?

Example words that use kanji 局 include 局, 局番, 局留め, 局長.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 8

局

Meaning

Kanji 局

bureau

bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つぼね
Onyomi 音読み: キョク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #286
Strokes: 7
Radical: 尸
Components: 口 • 尸
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 304 entries that include this kanji.

局

きょく

game (of go, shogi, etc.)

局番

きょくばん

telephone exchange number

局留め

きょくどめ

general delivery

局長

きょくちょう

bureau director

局面

きょくめん

position in a game

局員

きょくいん

clerk

局地

きょくち

locality

局所

きょくしょ

local (e.g. anesthesia)

局部

きょくぶ

affected part (of the body)

局アナ

きょくアナ

TV announcer (in the full-time employ of a single broadcaster)

局コード

きょくコード

office code

局データ

きょくデータ

office data

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は郵便局で働いています。

He works at the post office.

駅の近くに新しい放送局ができた。

A new broadcasting station opened near the train station.

事務局に問い合わせてください。

Please contact the office.

この件は教育局の判断に任せよう。

Let's leave this matter to the board of education's decision.

彼女は旅行局でパンフレットをもらった。

She got a brochure at the travel bureau.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 13 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.