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官庁 (かんちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

官かん庁ちょう

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

government office; government agency; authorities

Refers to administrative organs of the state, including ministries, agencies, and local government offices. Often used in formal or news contexts.

新あたらしい官かん庁ちょうが霞かすみが関せきに建けん設せつされた。
A new government office was built in Kasumigaseki.

官かん庁ちょうへの届とどけ出でが必ひつ要ようです。

Notification to the authorities is required.

Kanji

官bureaucrat, the government, organ
庁government office

Similar words

役やく所しょ
役所 is a more general term for a public office or government office, often used for local or smaller administrative bodies, while 官庁 tends to refer to central government agencies or higher-level administrative organs.
省しょう庁ちょう
省庁 specifically refers to ministries and agencies of the central government, often used in compound terms like 中央省庁 (central government ministries and agencies). 官庁 is broader and can include local government offices.

Etymology

Compound of 官 (government, official) and 庁 (government office, agency). The kanji 庁 originally referred to a hall or office for official business.