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官庁

かんちょう

noun

Meanings

1government office
2authorities
3government agency

Example sentence

彼は官庁で相当な職についている。

He has a good position in a government office.

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Kanji in this word

官Bureaucrat, The Government, Organ8 strokes 庁Government Office5 strokes

More words with 官

長官ちょうかん · chiefN1 官邸かんてい · official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)官僚かんりょう · bureaucratN3 官房長官かんぼうちょうかん · Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan)次官じかん · vice-minister

Full entry on Jisho

事務次官

じむじかん · permanent vice-president

警官けいかん · police officerN5

高官こうかん · high official

More words with 庁

警視庁けいしちょう · Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)庁ちょう · government office ～庁～ちょう · officeN2 防衛庁ぼうえいちょう · Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)省庁しょうちょう · ministries and government offices 環境庁かんきょうちょう · Environment Agency 警察庁けいさつちょう · National Police Agency 県庁けんちょう · prefectural officeN2

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