Quick answer
庁 is the kanji for "Agency / Bureau / Government Office". A common reading is やくしょ (yakusho). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Agency / Bureau / Government Office
Also : Agency · Bureau · Government Office
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
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
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