Quick answer
庁 is the kanji for "Agency". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is やくしょ (yakusho). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Agency
Also : Bureau · Government office
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
5 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 庁 represents 'GOVERNMENT OFFICE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of government office.
On-reading: ちょう — remember this sound by associating it with government office. Kun-reading: やくしょ.
Example Sentences
国税庁に確定申告書を提出しました。
こくぜいちょうにかくていしんこくしょをていしゅつしました。
I submitted my tax return to the National Tax Agency.
都庁の展望台から東京の夜景を眺めました。
とちょうのてんぼうだいからとうきょうのやけいをながめました。
I viewed the night scenery of Tokyo from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observation deck.
Vocabulary using 庁
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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