How to say 'Government' in Japanese | 官庁

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The Japanese word for Government is 'Kanchou', written as 官庁 in Japanese.'Government' in hiragana is かんちょう.

word

官庁

Meaning

Government

Reading

かんちょう

kanchou

Kanji

官Government, Bureaucrat 庁Government office, Agency

Explanation

The Japanese noun '官庁 (かんちょう)' refers to a government office or agency. It is used to describe the administrative bodies or institutions that are part of the government. This term is often used in formal contexts when discussing governmental operations or structures. For example: The government office is located in Tokyo「官庁は東京にあります」(かんちょうはとうきょうにあります). He works at a government agency「彼は官庁で働いています」(かれはかんちょうではたらいています). The term can also be used more broadly to refer to the collective administrative bodies of the government.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4872

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 官庁

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

官

Meaning

Government, Bureaucrat

kanji

庁

Meaning

Government office, Agency

Words Related to 官庁 Through the Kanji 官

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 官 as well.

word

官

Meaning

Official

word

長官

Meaning

Chief

word

官僚

Meaning

Bureaucrat

word

警官

Meaning

Police

Words Related to 官庁 Through the Kanji 庁

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 庁 as well.

word

県庁

Meaning

Prefecture office

word

庁

Meaning

Agency

word

都庁

Meaning

Government, Metropolitan

word

府庁

Meaning

Prefectural office

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