とうきょく
Meanings
Noun
1. authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned
2. this office
Kanji used
hit (the target)
bureau
Pitch accent
うきょく
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Composed of
① 主題になっている人物、組織、物品など。② 現在の。
① 役所・会社などの組織の単位。省・庁などの下、部の上。② 当面の状況。③ 囲碁・将棋などの対局。
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
law enforcement authority; police authorities; the police
investigating authorities; law enforcement authority
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.