トウキョク
Meanings
Noun
1. authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned
2. this office
Pitch accent
ウキョク
Composed of
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
authority (person)
law enforcement authority; police authorities; the police
investigating authorities; law enforcement authority
military authorities
the authorities concerned; the competent authorities
federal authorities
officials in charge
financial authorities
Examples (6 in total)
The authorities have been hiding the facts from the public.
The authorities managed to stabilize the currency.
Getting rid of garbage has become a major headache for the authorities.