市し役やく所しょ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

city hall; municipal office

The administrative building or office of a city government. Used for the physical location and the institution.

市し役やく所しょで〈事こと〉の手て続つづきをするto complete a procedure at city hall
引ひっ越こしの後あと、市し役やく所しょで住じゅう所しょ変へん更こうの手て続つづきをした。
After moving, I completed the address-change procedure at city hall.
市し役やく所しょに〈物もの〉を提てい出しゅつするto submit something to city hall
婚こん姻いん届とどけを市し役やく所しょに提てい出しゅつした。
I submitted the marriage registration to city hall.
市し役やく所しょに問とい合あわせるto inquire at/with city hall
詳くわしい手て続つづきについて市し役やく所しょに問とい合あわせてみた。
I inquired with city hall about the detailed procedure.

役やく所しょN2
役所 is the general word for any government office, while 市役所 specifically means the office of a city government.
区く役やく所しょN1
区役所 is a ward office within a large city (as in Tokyo), whereas 市役所 is the office for an entire city.
町まち役やく場ば
町役場 is the town hall of a smaller municipality (町), while 市役所 serves a city (市).
県けん庁ちょうN2
県庁 is the prefectural government office overseeing many cities, while 市役所 is the office of just one city.
役やく場ばN1
役場 is the administrative office of a town or village, while 市役所 is the equivalent office for a city.

市し議ぎ会かい
市役所 is the city's administrative office (executive branch), while 市議会 is the elected legislative body that makes laws and budgets.
県けん庁ちょうN2
県庁 is the administrative office for an entire prefecture (県), while 市役所 is the office for a single city (市) within that prefecture.
市し政せい
市役所 is the physical city hall or municipal office, while 市政 is the abstract concept of the city's governance and policies.
公こう会かい堂どう
市役所 is the city government's administrative office building, whereas 公会堂 is a public hall or auditorium used for events, not for government business.

Compound of 市 (city) + 役所 (government office). The reading しやくしょ is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi readings.