Kanji

What does the kanji 庁 mean?

庁 means government office, agency. On'yomi チョウ、テイ. Kun'yomi やくしょ.

Quick facts
On'yomiチョウ、テイ
Kun'yomiやくしょ
Strokes5
Main radical广
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi チョウ、テイKun'yomi やくしょ
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework5 strokes

government office, agency

Memory hook

Under the roof (广) there is an office (丁) — GOVERNMENT OFFICE.

Stroke order · 5 strokes

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Common words

  • 官庁かんちょうgovernment office
  • 県庁けんちょうprefectural government office
  • ~庁~ちょうgovernment agency, bureau (suffix)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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