同どう局きょく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

the said bureau; the aforementioned office; that station

Refers back to a previously mentioned bureau, office, department, or broadcasting station. Common in news reports and formal writing.

the same bureau; the same office; the same station

Indicates that two or more entities belong to the same bureau, office, or station. Often used when comparing or grouping organizations.

同どう局きょくによるとaccording to the said bureau/station
同どう局きょくによると、放ほう送そうは来らい月げつから始はじまる予よ定ていだ。
According to the said station, broadcasting is scheduled to begin next month.
同どう局きょくに所しょ属ぞくするto belong to the same bureau/station
二人ふたりのアナウンサーは同どう局きょくに所しょ属ぞくしている。
Both announcers belong to the same station.
同どう局きょくは〈事こと〉を発はっ表ぴょうしたthe said bureau/station announced ~
同どう局きょくは新あたらしい番ばん組ぐみの開かい始しを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The said station announced the launch of a new program.
同どう局きょくの調ちょう査さでin an investigation/survey by the said bureau
同どう局きょくの調ちょう査さで、視し聴ちょう率りつの低てい下かが明あきらかになった。
An investigation by the said bureau revealed a drop in viewership.

同どう社しゃ sense 1
同局 refers back to a previously mentioned bureau, office, or broadcasting station, while 同社 is used the same way but for a company.
同どう省しょう sense 1
同局 is the back-reference word for a bureau or station, whereas 同省 is used instead when referring back to a government ministry.

当とう局きょくN1sense 1
同局 (どうきょく) refers back to a specific, previously named bureau or station, while 当局 (とうきょく) means 'the authorities' in general and looks similar in kanji but is read differently.
同どう省しょう
同局 refers back to 'the same bureau/station' while 同省 refers back to 'the same ministry', so context is needed to tell them apart.

Compound of 同 (same) and 局 (bureau, office, station). The reading どうきょく follows standard on'yomi.