都と庁ちょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government; Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office

Abbreviation of 東京都庁. Refers to the administrative body or the building itself.

都と庁ちょうで働はたらいている友とも達だちがいます。
I have a friend who works at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
都と庁ちょうの展てん望ぼう台だいから富ふ士じ山さんが見みえる。
You can see Mt. Fuji from the observation deck of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.

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Usage patterns

都と庁ちょうで働はたらくto work at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (office)
彼かれは都と庁ちょうで働はたらいている。
He works at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office.

Kanji

都metropolis, capital, all
庁government office

Related words

東とう京きょう都と庁ちょう
東京都庁 is the full official name, while 都庁 is the common everyday abbreviation for the same institution or building.

Don't confuse with

都と庁ちょう舎しゃ
都庁舎 refers specifically to the physical building(s), whereas 都庁 can mean either the building or the administrative organization itself.
県けん庁ちょうN2
県庁 is the general term for a prefectural office, whereas 都庁 refers specifically to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, since Tokyo is a 都 rather than a 県.
府ふ庁ちょうN1
府庁 is used for Osaka or Kyoto, whereas 都庁 is the specific term for the Tokyo metropolitan government office.

Counted with

棟むね
Used when counting 都庁 (Tokyo Metropolitan Government building) as a physical building, e.g. 都庁1棟.

Written forms

都と庁ちょうUsage99%
Standard abbreviation for 東京都庁; widely used in news and daily conversation.
とちょうUsage1%

Etymology

Abbreviation of 東京都庁 (Tokyo Metropolitan Government).