局
局 — Bureau
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady
On’yomiキョク (kyoku)
Kun’yomiつぼね (tsubone)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 局
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事務局 | じむきょく jimukyoku | secretariat; executive office |
| 当局 | とうきょく toukyoku | authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned |
| 局長 | きょくちょう kyokuchou | bureau director; office chief |
| 結局 | けっきょく kekkyoku | after all; in the end; ultimately |
| 支局 | しきょく shikyoku | branch office |
| 政局 | せいきょく seikyoku | political situation |
Study notes
局 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #286 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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