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ๅบ
Government Office, Agency
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Many important Japanese government agencies end with ๅบ, including ๆฐ่ฑกๅบ (Japan Meteorological Agency) and ๆถ้ฒๅบ (Fire and Disaster Management Agency).
Memory Trick
Imagine a government office building where officials work to serve the public. That government agency helps you remember ๅบ means 'government office.'
Readings
Onyomi: ใใงใฆ (chou)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
ๅฎๅบ
ใใใกใใ (kanchou)
Government office
ๆฐ่ฑกๅบ
ใใใใใกใใ (kishouchou)
Japan Meteorological Agency
ๆถ้ฒๅบ
ใใใใผใใกใใ (shoubouchou)
Fire and Disaster Management Agency
ๅบ่
ใกใใใใ (chousha)
Government office building
Example Sentence
ใใฎ ๆ็ถใ ใฏ ๅธๅฝนๆ ใงใฏใชใ ๅฎๅบ ใง ่กใใพใใ
ใใฎ ใฆใคใฅใ ใฏ ใใใใใ ใงใฏใชใ ใใใกใใ ใง ใใใชใใพใใ
sono tetsuzuki wa shiyakusho dewa naku kanchou de okonaimasu
That procedure is handled at a government office, not city hall.