庁 — “government agency” in Japanese

Grade 6ちょう

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“government agency” in Japanese is 庁, read chou (ちょう). It is a Grade 6 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 6 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 官庁 (government office).

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What does 庁 mean?

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Kanji	庁
Meaning	government agency
Readings	ちょう
Grade	Grade 6 (Hardest)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	官庁 (government office)

How to read 庁

庁 is read chou (ちょう) depending on the word.

Words with 庁

気象庁きしょうちょう
県庁
官庁

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Updated: 2026-08-28