Keyword
government office
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig635
Old form
Readings
ちょう
(100%)
Composed of
house on a cliff
street
Used in vocabulary (104 in total)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
government office; agency; board
government office building
central government office; head office; this office
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
National Police Agency
ministries and government offices; the authorities
town hall; city hall
Tokyo Government Office
prefectural office
government office; government agency; authorities
Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
Financial Services Agency; FSA
Imperial Household Agency
government office
Public Prosecutor's Office
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
government and municipal offices; public agencies
municipal office
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
government district
District Public Prosecutor's Office
(Japanese) Agency for Cultural Affairs
attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)
Consumer Affairs Agency; CAA
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
National Tax Agency (Japan); national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)
domain administrative headquarters (early Meiji)
central government ministries and agencies
prefectural office (Hokkaido)
prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
National Security Board (1952-1954)
Patent Office; Patent Agency
leaving one's office
(Japanese) Public Security Intelligence Agency
Agency of Natural Resources and Energy
(Japanese) Fisheries Agency
competent authorities; supervisory authority
Reconstruction Agency (established after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake)
central government agencies; central bureaucracy
administrative agency; government authorities
(governmental) branch office; subprefecture
Director General of (former) Defence Agency (Defense)
Roman Curia; Curia Romana; Vatican
Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office
governmental office opening (usually special case)
Digital Agency (government agency responsible for the digital transformation of society)
Immigration Services Agency (of Japan); Immigration Bureau of Japan
coming to a prefectural office, governmental agency, etc.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building
judgment seat of Yama (judgement)
Economic Planning Agency (defunct as of 2001)
administrative office; government agency
Director General of Environment Agency
government agencies concerned with ...
Science and Technology Agency (1956-2001)
new government office
offices of a public or governmental organization (organisation)
Director General of Economic Planning Agency
the same agency; the same office
(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
office of a retired emperor
Administrative Management Agency
office in Heian Kyoto responsible for police and judicial duties
Director General of Science and Technology Agency
General Affairs Agency
Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (of the Ministry of Defense)
Economic Planning Agency (defunct as of 2001)
official publication; public documents
(Japanese) National Land Agency
office of a retired emperor
local public prosecutor's office; subdistrict public prosecutor's office
official reception hall
controlling office; competent (governmental) authorities
Director General of National Land Agency
island government office
proper authorities; authorities concerned
Marine Accidents Inquiry Agency
Administrative Management Agency
general government office
facilities administration organization (defence, etc.)
Japan's 2001 central government restructuring
county seat; parish seat; borough seat; county town
government agency providing public services; government agency involved in public enterprise
administrative government agency; policy-making government agency
government agency providing public services; government agency involved in public enterprise
maritime authority; marine office
Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (of the Ministry of Defense)
Kenchōmae Station (Hyōgo)
Examples (50 in total)
The mayor's office is in the city hall.
The weather bureau says it will rain tonight.
The Meteorological Agency is urging caution.