役やく場ば

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

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.

duty, war, campaign

場location, place

市し役やく所しょ
Used for city (市) offices, while 役場 is typically for towns (町) and villages (村).
区く役やく所しょ
Used for ward (区) offices in designated cities.

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.