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What is the Kanji for 'Government office' and 'Urban prefecture'? | 府

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

The Japanese Kanji for 'Government office' and 'Urban prefecture' is 府.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Government office, Urban prefecture

    Reading

    onyomi

    fu

    Parts

    广Dotted cliff Attach

    Example Word

    府庁: prefectural office. The Japanese noun '府庁 (ふちょう)' refers to the administrative office or headquarters of a prefecture, particularly in the context of Japan's governmental structure. It is often used to denote the main office where prefectural governance and administrative tasks are carried out. For example: The prefectural office is located in the city center「府庁は市の中心にあります」(ふちょうはしのちゅうしんにあります). I visited the prefectural office to submit documents「書類を提出するために府庁を訪れました」(しょるいをていしゅつするためにふちょうをおとずれました). This term is specific to Japan's administrative divisions and is commonly used in formal or bureaucratic contexts.

    Radical

    广

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    772

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    广

    Meaning

    Dotted cliff

    kanji

    Meaning

    Attach

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rot

Words Using

This kanji is used in 5 words:

    word

    政府

    Meaning

    Government

    word

    Meaning

    Prefecture

    word

    幕府

    Meaning

    Shogunate

    word

    府立

    Meaning

    Prefectural

    word

    府庁

    Meaning

    Prefectural office

Kanji Related to Through the Part 广

These 21 kanji contain the part 广 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wide

    kanji

    Meaning

    Shop

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sit, Seat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Degrees, Times

    kanji

    Meaning

    Seat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Warehouse

    kanji

    Meaning

    Garden

    kanji

    Meaning

    Government office, Agency

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bed, Floor

    kanji

    Meaning

    Corridor, Passageway

    kanji

    Meaning

    Beginning, Preface

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bottom

    kanji

    Meaning

    Answer, Respond

    kanji

    Meaning

    Healthy, Peaceful

    kanji

    Meaning

    Waste, Abolish

    kanji

    Meaning

    Commoner, Manifold

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hemp, Numb

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cheap, Bargain

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tang dynasty

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ordinary, Common

    kanji

    鹿

    Meaning

    Deer

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 2 kanji contain the part 付 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Token, Symbol

    kanji

    Meaning

    Attach, Affixed

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What does 府 mean?

府 means 'Government office' and 'Urban prefecture'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

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