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How to say 'Government' or 'Office' in Japanese | 役所

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The Japanese word for Government or Office is 'Yakusho', written as 役所 in Japanese.'Government' or 'Office' in hiragana is やくしょ.

    word

    役所

    Meaning

    Government, Office

    Reading

    やくしょ

    yakusho

    Kanji

    役Duty 所Place

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '役所 (やくしょ)' refers to a government office or administrative building where official business is conducted. It is commonly used to describe local government offices, such as city halls or municipal offices, where services like issuing documents, handling taxes, or providing public information are carried out. For example: I went to the city office to submit documents「役所に書類を提出しに行きました」(やくしょにしょるいをていしゅつにいきました). The government office is closed on weekends「役所は週末に閉まっています」(やくしょはしゅうまつにしまっています). Note that while '役所' often refers to local government offices, it can also broadly refer to any government administrative body.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3413

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 役所

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    役

    Meaning

    Duty

  • kanji

    所

    Meaning

    Place

Words Related to 役所 Through the Kanji 役

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 役 as well.

  • word

    役

    Meaning

    Role

  • word

    役割

    Meaning

    Role

  • word

    役に立つ

    Meaning

    Useful

  • word

    市役所

    Meaning

    City hall

  • word

    区役所

    Meaning

    Ward office

  • word

    重役

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    主役

    Meaning

    Lead

  • word

    役立つ

    Meaning

    Useful

  • word

    役員

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    役人

    Meaning

    Official

  • word

    役目

    Meaning

    Duty, Role

  • word

    役者

    Meaning

    Actor

  • word

    現役

    Meaning

    Active

Words Related to 役所 Through the Kanji 所

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 所 as well.

  • word

    所

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    場所

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    便所

    Meaning

    Toilet

  • word

    所為

    Meaning

    Fault

  • word

    所有

    Meaning

    Ownership

  • word

    事務所

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    所得

    Meaning

    Income

  • word

    洗面所

    Meaning

    Washroom

  • word

    停留所

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    箇所

    Meaning

    Point, Place

  • word

    近所

    Meaning

    Neighborhood

  • word

    市役所

    Meaning

    City hall

  • word

    区役所

    Meaning

    Ward office

  • word

    住所

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    現住所

    Meaning

    Current address

  • word

    所属

    Meaning

    Affiliation

  • word

    台所

    Meaning

    Kitchen

  • word

    裁判所

    Meaning

    Court

  • word

    至る所

    Meaning

    Everywhere

  • word

    刑務所

    Meaning

    Prison

  • word

    所在

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    余所

    Meaning

    Elsewhere

  • word

    長所

    Meaning

    Strength

  • word

    短所

    Meaning

    Weakness

  • word

    所々

    Meaning

    Parts, Spots

  • word

    名所

    Meaning

    Famous place

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    派出所

    Meaning

    Police box

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