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Kotomora

庁

government office

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes5

Readings

On'yomi

  • チョウ
  • テイ

Kun'yomi

  • やくしょ

Meaning

庁 centers on an official administrative building or office, specifically a government office.

Most common words using 庁

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  • 庁ちょう
    N1

    government office; agency; board

  • 警視庁けいしちょう
    N1

    Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)

  • 気象庁きしょうちょう

    (Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA

  • 省庁しょうちょう

    ministries and government offices; the authorities

  • 県庁けんちょう
    N2

    prefectural office

  • 庁舎ちょうしゃ

    government office building

  • 国税庁こくぜいちょう

    National Tax Agency (Japan)

  • 警察庁けいさつちょう

    National Police Agency; NPA

  • 官庁かんちょう
    N2

    government office; government agency; authorities

  • 宮内庁くないちょう

    Imperial Household Agency

  • 官公庁かんこうちょう

    government and municipal offices; public agencies

  • 都庁とちょう
    N1

    Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Office)

  • 文化庁ぶんかちょう

    Agency for Cultural Affairs

  • 特許庁とっきょちょう

    Patent Office; Patent Agency

  • 海上保安庁かいじょうほあんちょう

    Japan Coast Guard; JCG

  • 検察庁けんさつちょう

    Public Prosecutors Office

  • 水産庁すいさんちょう

    (Japanese) Fisheries Agency

  • 消防庁しょうぼうちょう

    Fire and Disaster Management Agency

  • 防衛庁ぼうえいちょう

    Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)

  • 社会保険庁しゃかいほけんちょう

    Social Insurance Agency

  • 府庁ふちょう
    N1

    prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)

  • 資源エネルギー庁しげんエネルギーちょう

    Agency of Natural Resources and Energy

  • 環境庁かんきょうちょう

    Environment Agency

  • 林野庁りんやちょう

    Forestry Agency

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Etymology

庁 is the modern simplified form of 廳. The older form combines 广 (building) with 聽, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of an official hearing place. The modern 丁 shape is a simplification and should not be treated as the original historical component.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer 广 is a building with a roof, and inside is 丁, which looks like a street sign or a nail. Picture a government office building with a sign hanging from a nail: that's the place for official business.

Reading mnemonic

For チョウ, imagine a long line at the government office, and the chief officer named Chou comes out to help: Chou -> チョウ.