How to say 'Agency' in Japanese | 庁

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The Japanese word for Agency is 'Chou', written as 庁 in Japanese.'Agency' in hiragana is ちょう.

word

庁

Meaning

Agency

Reading

ちょう

chou

Kanji

庁Government office, Agency

Explanation

The Japanese noun '庁 (ちょう)' refers to a government agency or office. It is commonly used in the names of governmental or administrative bodies, such as '警察庁 (けいさつちょう)' (National Police Agency) or '環境庁 (かんきょうちょう)' (Environment Agency). This term is formal and typically appears in official contexts. For example: The agency issued a new policy「庁は新しい政策を発表した」(ちょうはあたらしいせいさくをはっぴょうした). He works at the tax agency「彼は税務庁で働いている」(かれはぜいむちょうではたらいている). Note that '庁' is often part of compound words and is rarely used standalone.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7401

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 庁

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

庁

Meaning

Government office, Agency

Words Related to 庁 Through the Kanji 庁

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 庁 as well.

word

官庁

Meaning

Government

word

県庁

Meaning

Prefecture office

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都庁

Meaning

Government, Metropolitan

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府庁

Meaning

Prefectural office

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'Chou' means 'Agency' .

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