局 – Vocabulary details

局きょく

Noun

Suffix

1. bureau; department

2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange

3. affair; situation

Counter

Noun

Suffix

4. game (of go, shogi, etc.)

bureau

きょ

く

bureau director; office chief

position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.

東とう京きょう特とっ許きょ許きょ可か局きょくはどこですか？

Where is the Tokyo patent office?

気き象しょう局きょくは、島しまに、人じん員いんを配はい置ちした。

The weather bureau stationed personnel on the island.

地じ元もとの消しょう防ぼう局きょくからお知しらせを受うけ取とった。

I received word from the local fire station.

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