Vocabulary

What does ～署 (～しょ) mean?

～署 (～しょ, ～sho) means office, station (police, etc.).

Quick facts
Reading	～しょ
Romaji	～sho
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

～署～しょ

N1 · estimated, JLPT framework～sho

office, station (police, etc.)

Example sentences

事故(じこ)を警察署(けいさつしょ)に届(とど)け出(で)た。
I reported the accident to the police station.
火事(かじ)の知(し)らせで消防署(しょうぼうしょ)が出動(しゅつどう)した。
Upon receiving news of the fire, the fire station was dispatched.