【きょく】

Frequency rank: 10,546. – 10,567.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
  1. bureau; department
  2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchangeabbreviationsee also and
  3. affair; situation
    4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix; counter
  4. game (of go, shogi, etc.)
Forms
  • 【きょく】Frequency rank: 10,546. – 10,567.
  • きょく
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. bureau; department
    2. Refers to an administrative division or office that manages specific functions or services within a larger organization or government.
    That department announced a new policy.
    The Environmental Bureau released an important report.
  2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange
    3. Can indicate a physical location for communication and services such as postal or telephone offices, or it may refer to media channels for broadcasting.
    Is there a post office nearby?
    A new program will be broadcast from the television station.
  3. affair; situation
    4. Describes a particular state of affairs or circumstances, often concerning events or issues that require attention.
    The current situation is very severe.
    Has there been any progress regarding that affair?
  4. game (of go, shogi, etc.)
    5. Refers to traditional board games such as go or shogi, indicating a match or contest in these games.
    He is making a move in the game of shogi.
    The situation in the go game is tense right now.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to establish a bureaubroadcasting stationchief of the bureaupost officesituation (in a game)work of the bureautelevision stationbureau employeematch (of go, shogi, etc.)prefectural welfare bureauforeign affairs bureaupolicy of the bureautelecommunication bureauoffice dutiesto operate a bureau
Example sentences
4 results
1. 、きごう「、きごう」。
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.
Tatoeba
2. 。
We can get three stations in this area.
Tatoeba
3. きごう？
Where is the Tokyo patent office?
Tatoeba
4. 。
I received word from the local fire station.
Tatoeba
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