JLPT N2 · 5 strokes
Kanji 庁: "government office"
The kanji 庁 means "government office". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チョウ, テイ in on'yomi and やくしょ 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)
チョウテイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やくしょ
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 | government office |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 793 of 2,501 |
Common words with 庁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 警視庁Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
- 庁government office; agency; board
- 庁舎government office building
- 本庁central government office; head office · this office
- 気象庁(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
- 警察庁National Police Agency; NPA
- 省庁ministries and government offices; the authorities
- 市庁舎town hall; city hall
- 都庁Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Office)
- 県庁prefectural office
- 官庁government office; government agency; authorities
- 教皇庁Curia
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