Kanji
N2 8 strokes Grade 4 freq #170

borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

dotted cliff madare

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

government; administration
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
Prime Minister's office; PMO
prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
state government
shogunate; bakufu
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
assize; court
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)

Example sentences

He makes a living by working for a government office.

He always speaks of the government with contempt.

It has been shown in most studies on this subject that intervention of the legislature had adverse effects.