How to say 'Government' or 'Metropolitan' in Japanese | 都庁

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The Japanese word for Government or Metropolitan is 'Tochou', written as 都庁 in Japanese.'Government' or 'Metropolitan' in hiragana is とちょう.

word

都庁

Meaning

Government, Metropolitan

Reading

とちょう

tochou

Kanji

都Metropolis 庁Government office, Agency

Explanation

The Japanese noun '都庁 (とちょう)' refers to the metropolitan government, specifically the administrative body governing a metropolitan area, most notably Tokyo. It is a compound of '都 (と)' meaning 'metropolis' and '庁 (ちょう)' meaning 'government office'. This term is often used in the context of Tokyo's local government, known as '東京都庁 (とうきょうとちょう)'. Example sentences include: The metropolitan government building is tall「都庁の建物は高い」(とちょうのたてものはたかい). I visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office「東京都庁を訪れました」(とうきょうとちょうをおとずれました).

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

7403

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 都庁

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

都

Meaning

Metropolis

kanji

庁

Meaning

Government office, Agency

Words Related to 都庁 Through the Kanji 都

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 都 as well.

word

都市

Meaning

City

word

都

Meaning

Capital

word

都合

Meaning

Convenience, Circumstances

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首都

Meaning

Capital

word

都会

Meaning

City

word

都内

Meaning

Tokyo

word

都心

Meaning

City center

word

都立

Meaning

Metropolitan

Words Related to 都庁 Through the Kanji 庁

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 庁 as well.

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官庁

Meaning

Government

word

県庁

Meaning

Prefecture office

word

庁

Meaning

Agency

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府庁

Meaning

Prefectural office

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'Tochou' means 'Government' or 'Metropolitan' .

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