JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 局: "bureau, board, office"
The kanji 局 means "bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キョク in on'yomi and つぼね in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つぼね
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 286 of 2,501 |
Common words with 局
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 結局after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually · conclusion; end
- 局bureau; department · office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange
- 結局のところin the end; at the end of the day
- 局面position in a game; state of the game · situation; stage; phase; aspect
- 局長bureau director; office chief
- 当局authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned · this office
- テレビ局television station
- 戦局state of the war; war situation
- 郵便局post office
- 破局catastrophe; cataclysm · collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
- 薬局pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop) · hospital pharmacy; dispensary
- 事務局secretariat; executive office
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