局 – bureau, board, office

7 strokesTaught in grade 3#286 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 局 means bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョク (kyoku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つぼね (tsubone). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 尸 (no. 44).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョク	kyoku
Kun’yomi	つぼね	tsubone

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 尸 (Kangxi radical 44). Components: 口・尸.

Words using 局

郵便局ゆうびんきょくpost office局きょくbureau結局けっきょくafter all薬局やっきょくpharmacy局限きょくげんlimit

Example sentences

あの〜郵便局はどちらでしょうか。

Uh..., where's the post office?

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この地区では三局受信できます。

We can get three stations in this area.

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ゆっくりと着実なのが結局勝つ。

Slow and steady wins the race.

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Kanji with the same radical

展屋層居尾属届尽屈履尿尻屑屎

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