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

N2

Kanji Grade

6

Frequency

4872

Composition

kanji

Handwriting