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

Kanji JLPT

N2

Kanji Grade

6

Frequency

7403

Composition

kanji

Handwriting