役やく場ば

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

town hall; village office; local government office

Refers to the administrative office of a town (町) or village (村). For city offices, 市役所 is more common.

役やく場ばに〈物もの〉を提てい出しゅつするto submit something at the town/village office
婚こん姻いん届とどけを役やく場ばに提てい出しゅつした。
I submitted the marriage registration at the town office.
役やく場ばで〈事こと〉の手て続つづきをするto complete a procedure at the town/village office
引ひっ越こしの手て続つづきを役やく場ばでした。
I took care of the moving-related paperwork at the town office.
役やく場ばに届とどけるto report/register (something) at the town/village office
赤あかちゃんが生うまれたので役やく場ばに届とどけた。
Since the baby was born, we registered it at the town office.

市し役やく所しょN5
役場 is the administrative office of a town or village, while 市役所 is the equivalent office for a city.
区く役やく所しょN1
役場 serves towns and villages, while 区役所 is the office for a ward within a designated city.
役やく所しょN2
役所 is the general term for any government office, while 役場 specifically refers to a town or village office.

Compound of 役 (role, duty, office) and 場 (place). The reading やくば is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of 役 and the kun'yomi of 場.