What is the Kanji for "Government office" and "Agency"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Government office" and "Agency", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Government office" and "Agency" is "庁".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Chou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "广" means "Dotted cliff" . And The kanji "丁" means "Street" and can be read as "Chou" and "Tei".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "庁" mean in japanese?

"庁" means "Government office" and "Agency".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

官庁: "Government agency". The Japanese noun '官庁 (かんちょう)' refers to a government agency or department. It is a formal term used to describe the various ministries, bureaus, and offices that make up the national or local governments in Japan. These agencies are responsible for drafting and implementing laws and policies. For example: The new policy was announced by the government agency - (その新しい方針は官庁によって発表された). The workers at the government agency were busy with their tasks - (官庁の職員たちは仕事に忙しかった).

県庁: "Prefectural office". The Japanese noun '県庁 (けんちょう)' refers to the administrative office of a prefecture in Japan. Prefectures are regional divisions similar to states or provinces, and the '県庁' is the main government building that oversees the administration of the prefecture. For example: The prefectural office is located in the center of the city - (県庁は市の中心部にある).

庁: "Office". The Japanese noun '庁 (ちょう)' means 'office'. It refers to a government office or administrative agency. This word is often used in the names of government offices and organizations, such as 警察庁 (けいさつちょう, National Police Agency) or 総務庁 (そうむちょう, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). For example: The government office is located downtown - (庁舎は市中心部にある).

都庁: "City hall". The Japanese noun '都庁 (とちょう)' refers to the city hall or local government office of a major city, such as Tokyo. It is the administrative center where the local government and its various departments are located. For example: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is the city hall of Tokyo - (東京都庁は東京の都庁である).

府庁: "Prefectural government office". The Japanese noun '府庁 (ふちょう)' refers to the administrative office of a Japanese prefectural government. It is where the local government of a Japanese prefecture is based and where many of its administrative functions are carried out. For example: The prefectural government office is located downtown - (府庁は市中心部にある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.