How to say 'Prefecture office' in Japanese | 県庁

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The Japanese word for Prefecture office is 'Kenchou', written as 県庁 in Japanese.'Prefecture office' in hiragana is けんちょう.

word

県庁

Meaning

Prefecture office

Reading

けんちょう

kenchou

Kanji

県Prefecture 庁Government office, Agency

Explanation

The Japanese noun '県庁 (けんちょう)' refers to the 'prefecture office' or 'prefectural government office'. This is the administrative center of a prefecture in Japan, where local government affairs are managed. It is typically the main building where the governor and other government officials work. Example sentences include: The prefecture office is near the station 「県庁は駅の近くです」 (けんちょうはえきのちかくです). I went to the prefecture office today 「今日は県庁に行きました」 (きょうはけんちょうにいきました). Note that '県庁' is specifically used for the prefectural level, distinct from city or ward offices.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4873

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 県庁

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

県

Meaning

Prefecture

kanji

庁

Meaning

Government office, Agency

Words Related to 県庁 Through the Kanji 県

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 県 as well.

word

県

Meaning

Prefecture

word

県立

Meaning

Prefectural

Words Related to 県庁 Through the Kanji 庁

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 庁 as well.

word

官庁

Meaning

Government

word

庁

Meaning

Agency

word

都庁

Meaning

Government, Metropolitan

word

府庁

Meaning

Prefectural office

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