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官庁

かんちょう

government office, government agency, the authorities

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Examples

  1. この書類は官庁に出します。

    このしょるいはかんちょうにだします。

    These documents go to the government office.

  2. 官庁の仕事は手続きが多くて時間がかかる。

    かんちょうのしごとはてつづきがおおくてじかんがかかる。

    Government office work involves many procedures and takes time.

  3. どの官庁も、形式にこだわらずに仕事を早く進める点で問題があるようだ。

    どのかんちょうも、けいしきにこだわらずにしごとをはやくすすめるてんでもんだいがあるようだ。

    Every government agency seems to have trouble moving things along without getting stuck on formalities.

Common patterns

官庁に勤める
to work for a government office
官庁街
the government district
関係官庁
the relevant authorities

Memory tip

官 'official' + 庁 'agency'. 官庁 is the national bureaucracy as a whole; 役所 is the local city or ward office you actually visit.

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