きょく
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. bureau; department
2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange
3. affair; situation
Counter
Noun
Suffix
4. game (of go, shogi, etc.)
Kanji used
bureau
Pitch accent
きょ
Top 6200
Used in vocabulary (136 in total)
bureau director; office chief
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
state of the war; war situation
secretariat; executive office
television station
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
administration bureau
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
broadcasting station; broadcaster
branch office
prosecutor's office
difficult situation
radio station
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
situation; state of things; current affairs
locality; local area; limited area
political situation
relay station; translator station
department; bureau; section; part
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
revenue office; taxation bureau
regional legal affairs bureau
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
bureau; office building
head office; general office
news bureau; press bureau
waterworks bureau; water department
bureau in a ministry
editorial office; editorial department; editorial board
local broadcast station
telephone company
key station; flagship station; leading station of a broadcasting network
external bureau
another broadcaster; another station; another channel; another office; another bureau; another department
research bureau; research service; research council
Port and Harbor Authority
general situation; whole aspect
traffic bureau; transportation bureau
localization; existing only in a certain area
construction bureau
politburo; political bureau (of a communist party)
(national) tourist bureau
hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
General Affairs Bureau
telephone exchange number
District Land Transport Bureau (i.e. motor traffic agency)
(telephone) exchange
round that ends with nobody winning
replayed game after a draw (in shogi)
famous game (of go, shogi, etc.)
(Japanese) Monopoly Bureau
immigration office
the said bureau; the same bureau
tuning (e.g. a radio, a television); channel selection
branch office; local office
(Japanese) Tax Bureau
regional forestry office
promotion bureau; development office; subprefectural office (in Hokkaido)
labor standards bureau; labour standards bureau
SMT; Station Management
call sign (e.g. of radio station); station name
earth station (for a satellite)
Japanese Pharmacopeia
commercial broadcasting station
TV announcer (in the full-time employ of a single broadcaster)
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
coming to a post office, broadcasting station, etc.
commercial broadcaster; commercial radio or TV station
circumstances
(computer) slave station
to deal with a situation; to take charge of an affair
state-run television station
key station (broadcasting); flagship station; master station
official bulletin
(Japanese) Postal Savings Bureau
land terminal equipment (of a submarine cable)
secondary station
receiving post office
end office; terminating office
world developments
Bureau of Shrine Affairs (1900-1940)
master station
regular post office; ordinary post office
virtual (switching) office
Certificate Authority
(radio) terminal
neighboring office; adjoining office
Japanese vellum
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
(computer) sub-node; sub-station
Examples (3 in total)
Where is the Tokyo patent office?
The weather bureau stationed personnel on the island.
I received word from the local fire station.