当とう局きょく

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun

authorities; relevant authorities

Refers to the government office, agency, or officials in charge of a particular matter. Often used in news reports and formal contexts.

当とう局きょくは事じ件けんの詳しょう細さいをまだ発はっ表ぴょうしてい

ない

。

The authorities have not yet released the details of the incident.

この問もん題だいについては、関かん係けい当とう局きょくと協きょう議ぎ中ちゅうです。

We are currently discussing this issue with the relevant authorities.

noun

this office; our office

Used by an organization to refer to itself in formal announcements or correspondence. Equivalent to 'this office' or 'we' in official contexts.

当とう局きょくの見けん解かいは以い下かの通とおりです。
Our office's view is as follows.
ご不ふ明めいな点てんは当とう局きょくまでお問とい合あわせください。
Please direct any inquiries to this office.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉について当とう局きょくが発はっ表ぴょうするfor the authorities to make an announcement about a matter
事じ故この原げん因いんについて当とう局きょくが発はっ表ぴょうした。
The authorities announced the cause of the accident.
当とう局きょくの指し示じに従したがうto follow the authorities' instructions
住じゅう民みんは当とう局きょくの指し示じに従したがって避ひ難なんした。
The residents evacuated in accordance with the authorities' instructions.
当とう局きょくが〈事こと〉を調ちょう査さするfor the authorities to investigate a matter
当とう局きょくは不ふ正せい取とり引ひきを調ちょう査さしている。
The authorities are investigating the illegal transactions.
当とう局きょくに届とどけるto report or submit something to the authorities
その情じょう報ほうはすぐに当とう局きょくに届とどけられた。
The information was promptly reported to the authorities.

Kanji

当hit, right, appropriate
局bureau, board, office

Related words

政せい府ふN3sense 1
政府 refers to the government as a whole, while 当局 points to the specific office or officials responsible for a particular matter.
官かん庁ちょうN2sense 1
官庁 is a general term for any government agency, whereas 当局 stresses the authority in charge of the issue at hand.
官かん憲けん
当局 is a general term for 'the authorities' or 'the relevant office', while 官憲 specifically emphasizes government officials with enforcement power.
事じ務む当とう局きょく
当局 broadly means "the authorities" (police, government, etc. in general), while 事務当局 narrows this to the specific administrative officials handling a particular matter.

Don't confuse with

当とう事じ者しゃN1sense 1
当事者 means the party directly involved in a matter (which may be a private individual), while 当局 specifically means the government body or officials in charge.
同どう局きょく
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.

Word family· 9

当とう局きょく者しゃ
authority; official; person in charge
軍ぐん当とう局きょく
military authorities
事じ務む当とう局きょく
officials in charge; administrative authorities
捜そう査さ当とう

Etymology

Compound of 当 (this, the relevant) and 局 (office, bureau). The term originally referred to 'this office' and later extended to mean 'the authorities in charge'.

局きょく

investigating authorities; law enforcement authority

港こう湾わん当とう局きょく

port authorities

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警けい察さつ当とう局きょく
police authorities; the police
連れん邦ぽう当とう局きょく
federal authorities
金きん融ゆう当とう局きょく
financial authorities
関かん係けい当とう局きょく
relevant authorities; competent authorities; authorities concerned