What does kanji 庁 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 庁 is government office.

How is kanji 庁 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 庁 are やくしょ; the onyomi readings are チョウ, テイ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 庁?

Kanji 庁 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 庁?

The main radical for kanji 庁 is 广.

What words use kanji 庁?

Example words that use kanji 庁 include 庁, 庁舎, 庁内, 警視庁.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 5

庁

Meaning

Kanji 庁

government office

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: やくしょ
Onyomi 音読み: チョウテイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 廳 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #793
Strokes: 5
Radical: 广
Components: 一 • 亅 • 广
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 可 • 灯 • 町 • 丁 • 打 • 亍 • 仃

Related vocabulary

Showing 27 common entries

Showing 27 of 129 entries that include this kanji.

庁

ちょう

government office

庁舎

ちょうしゃ

government office building

庁内

ちょうない

within a governmental agency

警視庁

けいしちょう

Metropolitan Police Department

官庁

かんちょう

government office

県庁

けんちょう

prefectural office

都庁

とちょう

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Office)

府庁

ふちょう

prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)

環境庁

かんきょうちょう

Environment Agency

省庁

しょうちょう

ministries and government offices

防衛庁

ぼうえいちょう

Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)

警察庁

けいさつちょう

National Police Agency

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は県庁で働いています。

he works at the prefectural government office.

市庁の前に人が集まっていた。

people had gathered in front of the city hall.

その書類は税務庁に提出してください。

please submit that document to the tax office.

気象庁は大雨に警戒を呼びかけた。

the meteorological agency urged caution over heavy rain.

官庁街は週末になると静かだ。

the government office district is quiet on weekends.

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