局【きょく】
Frequency rank: 10,546. – 10,567.
- bureau; department
- office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchangeabbreviationsee also 郵便局 and 放送局
- affair; situation
- game (of go, shogi, etc.)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix; counter
Forms
- 局【きょく】Frequency rank: 10,546. – 10,567.
- きょく
Generated definitions (experimental)
- bureau; department
- office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange
- affair; situation
- game (of go, shogi, etc.)
Refers to an administrative division or office that manages specific functions or services within a larger organization or government.
Can indicate a physical location for communication and services such as postal or telephone offices, or it may refer to media channels for broadcasting.
Describes a particular state of affairs or circumstances, often concerning events or issues that require attention.
Refers to traditional board games such as go or shogi, indicating a match or contest in these games.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きょく局をせっち設置するto establish a bureauほうそうきょく放送局broadcasting stationきょくちょう局長chief of the bureauゆうびんきょく郵便局post officeきょくめん局面situation (in a game)きょく局のしごと仕事work of the bureauてれびきょくテレビ局television stationきょくいん局員bureau employeeたいきょく対局match (of go, shogi, etc.)けん県のふくし福祉きょく局prefectural welfare bureauがいこう外交きょく局foreign affairs bureauきょく局のほうしん方針policy of the bureauつうしん通信きょく局telecommunication bureauきょく局のぎょうむ業務office dutiesきょく局をうんえい運営するto operate a bureau
Example sentences
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I don't understand how in the world they can take your stuff for safekeeping, but then the post office guy has the nerve to tell you "Sorry, we lost it" and expect that to be the end of it.